Grid connection · England, United Kingdom
Wind 3.24 MW grid connection at Ashington
Wind 3.24 MW grid connection at Ashington is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 3.24 MW of capacity, connected by Northern Powergrid (Northeast) 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 Ashington) | 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 |
| Attached to | Ashington (via a primary substation) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3.24 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 14 Nov 2000 | 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 | 55.1375, -1.5088 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchHow it compares
Wind 3.24 MW grid connection at Ashington is the 1,971st-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 3,030th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3.24 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 | 1,971st of 2,533 | 319,370 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,030th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 7,024th of 7,928 | 1,372,494 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 192 power plants (64 operating, 1,056 MW), 117 substations and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Blyth Biomass Power Station | Power plant | 99 MW | Cancelled | 0.1 km |
| Port Blyth New Biomass Plant | Power plant | 99.9 MW | Permitted | 0.5 km |
| Maddison Street | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Blyth Harbour Wind Farm (re-power) | Power plant | 3.4 MW | Operating | 1.1 km |
| Blyth 132kV | Substation | — | — | 1.2 km |
| Blyth 66kV | Substation | — | — | 1.2 km |
| Stellium Newcastle Campus | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
Grid operator and place
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