Substation · the United Kingdom
Astmoor IND EST T1 / Mackamax T1 / Mersey RD T1 / Picow Farm RD T1 Substation
Astmoor IND EST T1 / Mackamax T1 / Mersey RD T1 / Picow Farm RD T1 Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in the United Kingdom, with 18.3 MVA of demand headroom, operated by SP Manweb plc (SP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire licence area).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | ASTMOOR IND EST T1 / MACKAMAX T1 / MERSEY RD T1 / PICOW FARM RD T1 | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | United Kingdom | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | SP 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 headroom | 18.3 MVA | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 30 MVA | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary substation | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV (levels 33, 11 kV) | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.3438, -2.7328 | SP 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: 475 grid connections (297 operating, 3,127 MW), 393 power plants (124 operating, 4,937 MW), 18 data centers and 3 gas storage facilities, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granox grid connection | Grid connection | 15 MW | Operating | 1.2 km |
| Granox Biogas Plant | Power plant | 5 MW | Operating | 1.3 km |
| Hedco, Desoto Road - Solar panels | Power plant | 3.5 MW | Permitted | 1.3 km |
| Gas 5.07 MW grid connection at Halton RD / Murdishaw / Percival Lane / Runcorn Central | Grid connection | 5.07 MW | Operating | 1.5 km |
| Widnes 3MG Biomass/Mersey Bioenergy (CHP) Plant | Power plant | 20 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| Stobart Park grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| The Babbage Centre | Data center | — | — | 2.4 km |
| Iron Mountain | Data center | — | — | 10 km |
| Verizon Warrington | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
2 sites of land near Astmoor IND EST T1 / Mackamax T1 / Mersey RD T1 / Picow Farm RD T1 have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- SP Energy Networks, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Energy Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.