Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
University of Sheffield, Backup Generator grid connection
University of Sheffield, Backup Generator grid connection is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 2 MW of capacity, held by University of Sheffield, Backup Generator.
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 Victoria Street) | 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 |
| Holder | University of Sheffield, Backup Generator | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Victoria Street (via a primary substation) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Gas | 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 |
| Voltage | 11 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.3821, -1.4862 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
University of Sheffield, Backup Generator grid connection is the 2,165th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 3,341st-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2 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 | 2,165th of 2,533 | 319,370 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,341st of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 7,035th of 7,616 | 1,281,251 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 455 power plants (138 operating, 1,505 MW), 273 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Street | Substation | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Crookesmoor Road | Substation | — | — | 0.6 km |
| Blue Boy Street | Substation | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Parkwood Landfill Scheme | Power plant | 1.2 MW | Operating | 2.6 km |
| Sheffield ERF | Power plant | 19.3 MW | Operating | 2.8 km |
| Parkwood Landfill | Power plant | 12.3 MW | Cancelled | 3.0 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 39 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 42 km |
Holder, grid operator and place
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Data on this page
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- 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.
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