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Aberystwyth T1 / North RD T1 / Parc-Y-Llyn T1 / Parc-Y-Llyn T2 / U C Wales T1 Substation

Aberystwyth T1 / North RD T1 / Parc-Y-Llyn T1 / Parc-Y-Llyn T2 / U C Wales T1 Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in the United Kingdom, with 21 MVA of demand headroom and 6.57 MVA of generation headroom, operated by SP Manweb plc (SP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire licence area).

Map: where Aberystwyth T1 / North RD T1 / Parc-Y-Llyn T1 / Parc-Y-Llyn T2 / U C Wales T1 lies
52.4119, -4.0494 on OpenStreetMap

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.

FactValueSource
Name in the sourceABERYSTWYTH T1 / NORTH RD T1 / PARC-Y-LLYN T1 / PARC-Y-LLYN T2 / U C WALES T1SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
LocationUnited KingdomSP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Grid operatorSP Manweb plc (SP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire licence area)SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Demand headroom21 MVASP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Generation headroom6.57 MVASP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Firm capacity37.5 MVASP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
LevelPrimary substationSP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Voltage33 kV (levels 33, 11 kV)SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Coordinates52.4119, -4.0494SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026

Research on this substation and the land around it.Its headroom, connection queue and congestion, who owns the land around it, and an introduction to those owners.

Nearby

Within 50 km of this substation: 58 power plants (26 operating, 317 MW), 24 grid connections (17 operating, 268 MW) and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Fferm Penglais - Solar FarmPower plant2.5 MWOperating1.8 km
Mynydd Gorddu Wind FarmPower plant10.2 MWOperating8.2 km
Mynydd Gorddu grid connectionGrid connection10.2 MWOperating8.3 km
Rheidol grid connectionGrid connection41 MWOperating10 km
Cwm Rheidol grid connectionGrid connection1 MWOperating10 km
LlangwyryfonPower plant9.4 MWOperating12 km
SP Mid Wales (Electricity) Connections Project (SP Manweb)Transmission line—Planned39 km

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