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Northern Powergrid open data portal
Heat map data table (primary, supply point and GSP substations: location, firm capacity in MVA, demand headroom in MVA, generation headroom in MW, RAG) and the embedded capacity register, 1 MW and over (GB). Rare Context republishes 14,775 facts from Northern Powergrid open data portal under Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0, linked to owners and places.
About this source
| Publisher's page | https://northernpowergrid.opendatasoft.com |
| Licence | Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 |
| Credit | Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data |
| Licence terms | Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 (https://northernpowergrid.opendatasoft.com/p/opendatalicence/), based on OGL v3.0 and stated to be compatible with CC BY 4.0: copy, publish, adapt and exploit commercially. Attribution statement "Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data" displayed prominently, with a link to the licence where possible. Personal data and third-party rights are not covered. |
| Coverage | GB |
| Access | Opendatasoft API, CSV export, no login needed for these datasets |
| Refresh | Monthly |
Download
Public claims as JSON Lines, one record per line. Listed claims carry no value. Every source's public claims together, as CSV, are in the open data download.
| File | Records | Updated | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| capacity_heatmap.jsonl | 7,727 | 24 Oct 2026 | 24 Oct 2026 |
| ecr.jsonl | 8,711 | 24 Oct 2026 | 24 Oct 2026 |
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Grid connections
- Biomass 399 MW grid connection at Lynemouth Power Direct399 MW
- Battery storage and Solar and Wind 394.6 MW grid connection at Elm Tree Hybrid Direct395 MW
- Battery storage and Solar 320.3 MW grid connection at Colliery Farm SPV & BESS Direct320 MW
- Solar 320 MW grid connection at Creyke Beck Solar Direct320 MW
- Battery storage and Solar and Wind 299.7 MW grid connection at Little Becks Hybrid Direct300 MW
- Battery storage 250 MW grid connection at Old Hill Farm Direct250 MW
- Wind 240 MW grid connection at Calderdale Wind Farm Direct240 MW
- Battery storage 240 MW grid connection at NEL Conway2 BESS Direct240 MW
Substations
Data on this page
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.