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Sites near grid capacity in South Tyneside

32 candidate sites within 2 km of a primary or bulk supply substation with headroom in South Tyneside, England, ranked by site score. The highest-scoring is the 173 ha site near Boldon Downhill substation, South Tyneside, 0.25 km from a substation with 17.5 MVA of demand headroom, at 74 of 100.

Sites ranked by score

All 30 ranked sites in South Tyneside, scored on area, distance to the substation and its demand headroom. How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Filter these sites

#	Site	Substation	Area	To substation	Demand headroom	Generation headroom	Score
1	173 ha site near Boldon Downhill substation, South Tyneside	Boldon Downhill	173 ha	0.25 km	17.5 MVA	26.3 MW	74
2	56 ha site near Garwood Street substation, South Tyneside	Garwood Street	56 ha	0.11 km	17.5 MVA	35.6 MW	61
3	63 ha site near Westoe substation, South Tyneside	Westoe	63 ha	0.18 km	11.5 MVA	15.2 MW	56
4	62 ha site near Westoe substation, South Tyneside	Westoe	62 ha	0.18 km	11.5 MVA	15.2 MW	56
5	90 ha site near Temple Park substation, South Tyneside	Temple Park	90 ha	1.01 km	13.3 MVA	26.5 MW	54
6	66 ha site near Simonside substation, South Tyneside	Simonside	66 ha	0.57 km	12.6 MVA	15 MW	52
7	93 ha site near Westoe substation, South Tyneside	Westoe	93 ha	1.14 km	11.5 MVA	15.2 MW	51
8	31 ha site near Boldon Downhill substation, South Tyneside (INSPIRE polygon 51965797)	Boldon Downhill	31 ha	0.29 km	17.5 MVA	26.3 MW	51
9	38 ha site near Temple Park substation, South Tyneside	Temple Park	38 ha	0.28 km	13.3 MVA	26.5 MW	49
10	29 ha site near Simonside substation, South Tyneside	Simonside	29 ha	0.06 km	12.6 MVA	15 MW	49
11	29 ha site near Temple Park substation, South Tyneside	Temple Park	29 ha	0.22 km	13.3 MVA	26.5 MW	47
12	57 ha site near Hedworth substation, South Tyneside	Hedworth	57 ha	0.98 km	13.5 MVA	4.34 MW	44
13	42 ha site near Hedworth substation, South Tyneside	Hedworth	42 ha	0.69 km	13.5 MVA	4.34 MW	44
14	34 ha site near Temple Park substation, South Tyneside	Temple Park	34 ha	0.64 km	13.3 MVA	26.5 MW	42
15	31 ha site near Boldon Downhill substation, South Tyneside (INSPIRE polygon 58467734)	Boldon Downhill	31 ha	0.98 km	17.5 MVA	26.3 MW	41
16	55 ha site near Hedworth substation, South Tyneside	Hedworth	55 ha	1.2 km	13.5 MVA	4.34 MW	40
17	37 ha site near Hedworth substation, South Tyneside	Hedworth	37 ha	0.85 km	13.5 MVA	4.34 MW	40
18	50 ha site near Hedworth substation, South Tyneside	Hedworth	50 ha	1.2 km	13.5 MVA	4.34 MW	39
19	33 ha site near Boldon Downhill substation, South Tyneside	Boldon Downhill	33 ha	1.12 km	17.5 MVA	26.3 MW	39
20	64 ha site near Carley Hill substation, South Tyneside	Carley Hill	64 ha	1.25 km	7.89 MVA	28.8 MW	37
21	40 ha site near Westoe substation, South Tyneside	Westoe	40 ha	1.09 km	11.5 MVA	15.2 MW	36
22	67 ha site near Carley Hill substation, South Tyneside	Carley Hill	67 ha	1.44 km	7.89 MVA	28.8 MW	35
23	63 ha site near Carley Hill substation, South Tyneside	Carley Hill	63 ha	1.44 km	7.89 MVA	28.8 MW	34
24	29 ha site near Boldon Downhill substation, South Tyneside	Boldon Downhill	29 ha	1.35 km	17.5 MVA	26.3 MW	34
25	57 ha site near Wardley substation, South Tyneside	Wardley	57 ha	1.75 km	11.5 MVA	20.8 MW	31
26	39 ha site near Boldon Downhill substation, South Tyneside	Boldon Downhill	39 ha	1.79 km	17.5 MVA	26.3 MW	31
27	48 ha site near Temple Park substation, South Tyneside	Temple Park	48 ha	1.77 km	13.3 MVA	26.5 MW	30
28	59 ha site near Carley Hill substation, South Tyneside	Carley Hill	59 ha	1.74 km	7.89 MVA	28.8 MW	28
29	33 ha site near Temple Park substation, South Tyneside	Temple Park	33 ha	1.64 km	13.3 MVA	26.5 MW	27
30	34 ha site near Carley Hill substation, South Tyneside	Carley Hill	34 ha	1.38 km	7.89 MVA	28.8 MW	26

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