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Sites near grid capacity in Sunderland

62 candidate sites within 2 km of a primary or bulk supply substation with headroom in Sunderland, England, ranked by site score. The highest-scoring is the 74 ha site near Offerton 33/11kV substation, Sunderland, 0.02 km from a substation with 15.4 MVA of demand headroom, at 66 of 100.

Sites ranked by score

All 60 ranked sites in Sunderland, 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	74 ha site near Offerton 33/11kV substation, Sunderland	Offerton 33/11kV	74 ha	0.02 km	15.4 MVA	37.5 MW	66
2	55 ha site near Offerton 33/11kV substation, Sunderland	Offerton 33/11kV	55 ha	0.07 km	15.4 MVA	37.5 MW	59
3	66 ha site near Offerton 33/11kV substation, Sunderland	Offerton 33/11kV	66 ha	0.41 km	15.4 MVA	37.5 MW	57
4	121 ha site near Usworth substation, Sunderland	Usworth	121 ha	1.11 km	6.51 MVA	23.9 MW	50
5	91 ha site near Usworth substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 58786134)	Usworth	91 ha	0.79 km	6.51 MVA	23.9 MW	50
6	82 ha site near Offerton 33/11kV substation, Sunderland	Offerton 33/11kV	82 ha	1.22 km	15.4 MVA	37.5 MW	50
7	48 ha site near Offerton 33/11kV substation, Sunderland	Offerton 33/11kV	48 ha	0.72 km	15.4 MVA	37.5 MW	48
8	47 ha site near Tunstall substation, Sunderland	Tunstall	47 ha	0.34 km	10.9 MVA	0 MW	48
9	91 ha site near Usworth substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 58676077)	Usworth	91 ha	1 km	6.51 MVA	23.9 MW	47
10	51 ha site near Usworth substation, Sunderland	Usworth	51 ha	0.19 km	6.51 MVA	23.9 MW	47
11	38 ha site near Usworth substation, Sunderland	Usworth	38 ha	0.05 km	6.51 MVA	23.9 MW	46
12	55 ha site near Tunstall substation, Sunderland	Tunstall	55 ha	0.75 km	10.9 MVA	0 MW	45
13	43 ha site near Carley Hill substation, Sunderland	Carley Hill	43 ha	0.32 km	7.89 MVA	28.8 MW	45
14	42 ha site near Usworth substation, Sunderland	Usworth	42 ha	0.2 km	6.51 MVA	23.9 MW	45
15	35 ha site near Tunstall substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 53757233)	Tunstall	35 ha	0.44 km	10.9 MVA	0 MW	43
16	34 ha site near Tunstall substation, Sunderland	Tunstall	34 ha	0.43 km	10.9 MVA	0 MW	43
17	61 ha site near Tunstall substation, Sunderland	Tunstall	61 ha	1.14 km	10.9 MVA	0 MW	41
18	196 ha site near Houghton substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 54596314)	Houghton	196 ha	1.83 km	7.27 MVA	0 MW	40
19	196 ha site near Houghton substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 55463743)	Houghton	196 ha	1.83 km	7.27 MVA	0 MW	40
20	51 ha site near Houghton substation, Sunderland	Houghton	51 ha	0.73 km	7.27 MVA	0 MW	40
21	82 ha site near Tunstall substation, Sunderland	Tunstall	82 ha	1.68 km	10.9 MVA	0 MW	39
22	28 ha site near Offerton 33/11kV substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 27266963)	Offerton 33/11kV	28 ha	0.86 km	15.4 MVA	37.5 MW	39
23	57 ha site near Mount Road substation, Sunderland	Mount Road	57 ha	0.86 km	5.81 MVA	29 MW	38
24	50 ha site near Houghton substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 54596151)	Houghton	50 ha	0.95 km	7.27 MVA	0 MW	37
25	47 ha site near Houghton substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 54596127)	Houghton	47 ha	0.83 km	7.27 MVA	0 MW	37
26	39 ha site near Offerton 33/11kV substation, Sunderland	Offerton 33/11kV	39 ha	1.23 km	15.4 MVA	37.5 MW	37
27	98 ha site near Houghton substation, Sunderland	Houghton	98 ha	1.92 km	7.27 MVA	0 MW	36
28	74 ha site near Leam Central substation, Sunderland	Leam Central	74 ha	1.5 km	7.3 MVA	8 MW	36
29	28 ha site near Offerton 33/11kV substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 27342667)	Offerton 33/11kV	28 ha	1.11 km	15.4 MVA	37.5 MW	36
30	40 ha site near Houghton substation, Sunderland	Houghton	40 ha	0.83 km	7.27 MVA	0 MW	35
31	31 ha site near Tunstall substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 58545909)	Tunstall	31 ha	0.89 km	10.9 MVA	0 MW	35
32	49 ha site near Houghton substation, Sunderland	Houghton	49 ha	1.1 km	7.27 MVA	0 MW	34
33	49 ha site near Usworth substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 51950790)	Usworth	49 ha	1.12 km	6.51 MVA	23.9 MW	33
34	49 ha site near Usworth substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 26905228)	Usworth	49 ha	1.14 km	6.51 MVA	23.9 MW	33
35	35 ha site near Tunstall substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 59588597)	Tunstall	35 ha	1.15 km	10.9 MVA	0 MW	33
36	32 ha site near Usworth substation, Sunderland	Usworth	32 ha	0.78 km	6.51 MVA	23.9 MW	33
37	47 ha site near Houghton substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 59110491)	Houghton	47 ha	1.19 km	7.27 MVA	0 MW	32
38	69 ha site near Houghton substation, Sunderland	Houghton	69 ha	1.72 km	7.27 MVA	0 MW	31
39	48 ha site near Houghton substation, Sunderland	Houghton	48 ha	1.25 km	7.27 MVA	0 MW	31
40	31 ha site near Tunstall substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 62874584)	Tunstall	31 ha	1.24 km	10.9 MVA	0 MW	30
41	30 ha site near Tunstall substation, Sunderland	Tunstall	30 ha	1.25 km	10.9 MVA	0 MW	30
42	38 ha site near Tunstall substation, Sunderland	Tunstall	38 ha	1.48 km	10.9 MVA	0 MW	29
43	30 ha site near Houghton substation, Sunderland	Houghton	30 ha	1.04 km	7.27 MVA	0 MW	29
44	50 ha site near Houghton substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 55462396)	Houghton	50 ha	1.49 km	7.27 MVA	0 MW	28
45	31 ha site near Leam Central substation, Sunderland	Leam Central	31 ha	1.14 km	7.3 MVA	8 MW	28
46	53 ha site near Houghton substation, Sunderland	Houghton	53 ha	1.67 km	7.27 MVA	0 MW	27
47	42 ha site near High Barmston substation, Sunderland	High Barmston	42 ha	1.02 km	0 MVA	25.4 MW	26
48	39 ha site near High Barmston substation, Sunderland	High Barmston	39 ha	0.92 km	0 MVA	25.4 MW	26
49	28 ha site near Tunstall substation, Sunderland	Tunstall	28 ha	1.49 km	10.9 MVA	0 MW	26
50	51 ha site near High Barmston substation, Sunderland	High Barmston	51 ha	1.27 km	0 MVA	25.4 MW	25
51	31 ha site near Tunstall substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 28026849)	Tunstall	31 ha	1.68 km	10.9 MVA	0 MW	23
52	29 ha site near Usworth substation, Sunderland	Usworth	29 ha	1.39 km	6.51 MVA	23.9 MW	23
53	28 ha site near Houghton substation, Sunderland	Houghton	28 ha	1.44 km	7.27 MVA	0 MW	23
54	35 ha site near Tunstall substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 28113337)	Tunstall	35 ha	1.85 km	10.9 MVA	0 MW	22
55	45 ha site near Hawthorn Pit substation, Sunderland	Hawthorn Pit	45 ha	1.64 km	3.99 MVA	0 MW	21
56	32 ha site near Houghton substation, Sunderland	Houghton	32 ha	1.6 km	7.27 MVA	0 MW	21
57	27 ha site near Tunstall substation, Sunderland	Tunstall	27 ha	1.86 km	10.9 MVA	0 MW	20
58	27 ha site near Hawthorn Pit substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 27751579)	Hawthorn Pit	27 ha	1.55 km	3.99 MVA	0 MW	17
59	38 ha site near High Barmston substation, Sunderland	High Barmston	38 ha	1.79 km	0 MVA	25.4 MW	13
60	27 ha site near Hawthorn Pit substation, Sunderland (INSPIRE polygon 59279567)	Hawthorn Pit	27 ha	1.9 km	3.99 MVA	0 MW	12

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2 sites touch their substation or were ruled out in review: most sites that touch their substation are the station's own land.

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