Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Wind 13.8 MW grid connection at Consett

Wind 13.8 MW grid connection at Consett is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 13.8 MW of capacity, connected by Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationEngland (connects at Consett)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusOperating (connected)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toConsett (via a primary substation)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity13.8 MWNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyWindNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorNorthern Powergrid (Northeast) plcNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Connection date27 Sept 2011Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage20 kVNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates54.8813, -1.9230Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Wind 13.8 MW grid connection at Consett is the 1,237th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 1,965th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 13.8 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.

WithinRankTotalShare
England1,237th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom1,965th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data5,792nd of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 239 power plants (78 operating, 1,513 MW), 144 substations and 2 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Kiln Pit Hill WindfarmPower plant12 MWOperating1.0 km
Highfield Energy ParkPower plant40 MWPlanned2.5 km
Highfield Energy ParkPower plant12.5 MWPlanned2.5 km
ConsettSubstation——7.3 km
CoalburnsSubstation——9.6 km
West WylamSubstation——11 km
Stellium Newcastle CampusData center——31 km
DXC Wynyard Data CenterData center——48 km

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