Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Wind 25.2 MW grid connection at Thornholme Wind Direct

Wind 25.2 MW grid connection at Thornholme Wind Direct is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 25.2 MW of capacity, connected by Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationEngland (connects at Thornholme Wind Direct)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusPlanned (accepted to connect)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toDriffield/Beverley Group (via a bulk supply point)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity25.2 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 (Yorkshire) plcNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Queue date20 Dec 2024Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage66 kVNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates54.0597, -0.2950Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Wind 25.2 MW grid connection at Thornholme Wind Direct is the 925th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 1,476th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 25.2 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.

WithinRankTotalShare
England925th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom1,476th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data5,032nd of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 163 power plants (39 operating, 540 MW), 78 substations, 3 transmission lines and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Thornholme Wind FarmPower plant12 MWCancelled1.3 km
Old Chalk Pit, West Back Side - Three Oaks Renewable ParkPower plant39 MWPermitted1.6 km
Land South Of Demming FarmPower plant8 MWCancelled3.6 km
Brett StreetSubstation——6.8 km
MartongateSubstation——8.8 km
DriffieldSubstation——10 km
Continental Link Multi-Purpose InterconnectorTransmission line—Cancelled30 km
Aldbrough Hydrogen StorageGas storage facility—Planned31 km
Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection ProjectTransmission line—Planned37 km

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