Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Solar 8 MW grid connection at Laceby Solar
Solar 8 MW grid connection at Laceby Solar is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 8 MW of capacity, connected by Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | England (connects at Laceby Solar) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (connected) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Wold Newton (via a bulk supply point) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 8 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 1 Jun 2017 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.5319, -0.1485 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Solar 8 MW grid connection at Laceby Solar is the 1,436th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 2,274th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 8 MW is <0.1% of the 446,745 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the grid connections in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,436th of 2,533 | 319,370 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,274th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 5,901st of 7,616 | 1,281,251 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 278 power plants (73 operating, 1,177 MW), 99 substations, 4 transmission lines and 1 CO2 emitter, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laceby Solar Farm | Power plant | 27.1 MW | Operating | 0.8 km |
| Low Farm Solar Array | Power plant | 20 MW | Operating | 1.2 km |
| Bradley Road - Battery Energy Storage System | Power plant | 10 MW | Permitted | 2.6 km |
| Scartho | Substation | — | — | 3.3 km |
| Grimsby West | Substation | — | — | 3.8 km |
| Yarborough Road 132/33kV | Substation | — | — | 4.6 km |
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage | CO2 emitter | — | Planned | 31 km |
| Grimsby to Walpole | Transmission line | — | Planned | 34 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 35 km |
Grid operator and place
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- Bute Hydrogen Project 2 grid connection3,600 MW
- Bute Hydrogen Project 3 grid connection3,600 MW
- Bute Hydrogen Project 5 grid connection3,600 MW
- Bute Hydrogen Project 6 grid connection3,600 MW
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Data on this page
- California ISO. Checked 2026-10-24. CAISO queue report, CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use.
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- ERCOT GIS report. ERCOT GIS report, ERCOT Terms of Use.
- Supported by National Energy SO Open Data. NESO TEC Register, NESO Open Data Licence v1.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- NYISO interconnection queue. NYISO interconnection queue, Free reuse.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- PJM New Services Queue. PJM New Services Queue, Free reuse.
- SP Energy Networks, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Energy Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.