Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Solar 86 MW grid connection at Low Farm Wakefield Direct
Solar 86 MW grid connection at Low Farm Wakefield Direct is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 86 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 Low Farm Wakefield Direct) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (accepted to connect) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Skelton Grange (via a grid supply point) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 86 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 |
| Queue date | 31 Mar 2021 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 132 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.6396, -1.6349 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchHow it compares
Solar 86 MW grid connection at Low Farm Wakefield Direct is the 400th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 526th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 86 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 | 400th of 2,533 | 319,370 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 526th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 3,461st of 7,928 | 1,372,494 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 539 substations, 440 power plants (129 operating, 4,099 MW), 19 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Farm, Flockton - Solar Photovoltaic Farm | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Permitted | 0.7 km |
| New Hall Farm, New Hall Lane - Solar Farm | Power plant | 22.4 MW | Permitted | 1.8 km |
| Denby Grange | Substation | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Lady Ings Farm, Middlestown - Solar Photovoltaic Farm | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Permitted | 3.6 km |
| Thornhill 132kV | Substation | — | — | 4.4 km |
| Calder Wharf | Substation | — | — | 4.6 km |
| Redcentric Elland Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| GridJet | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
| nLighten Leeds | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
Grid operator and place
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- 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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