Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Solar 9 MW grid connection at Yeovil
Solar 9 MW grid connection at Yeovil is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 9 MW of capacity, held by Nextpower Bindwell Limited.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | Solar 9 MW grid connection at YEOVIL | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | England (connects at Yeovil) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (connected) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Nextpower Bindwell Limited | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Yeovil BSP (via a bulk supply point) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 9 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Southern Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 132 kV | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.0191, -2.5764 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Solar 9 MW grid connection at Yeovil is the 1,398th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 2,213th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 9 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 | 1,398th of 2,533 | 319,370 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,213th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 5,834th of 7,616 | 1,281,251 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 350 power plants (159 operating, 1,019 MW), 62 substations and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bindwell Lane | Power plant | 13.4 MW | Cancelled | 0.7 km |
| Sutton Montis Road Solar Park / Sutton Bridge Solar Farm | Power plant | 5.4 MW | Operating | 1.2 km |
| Sparkford Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Southfield Farm Solar Park | Power plant | 11.5 MW | Operating | 2.1 km |
| Chilton Cantello Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.4 km |
| Sherborne Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.7 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 38 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 40 km |
Holder, grid operator and place
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- Drax Power Station grid connection3,906 MW
- 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
- Hinkley Point C grid connection3,340 MW
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.