Substation · the United Kingdom

Elworth GT1 / Elworth GT2 / Knutsford GT1 / Knutsford GT2 Substation

Name: Elworth GT1 / Elworth GT2 / Knutsford GT1 / Knutsford GT2
Address: GB

Elworth GT1 / Elworth GT2 / Knutsford GT1 / Knutsford GT2 Substation is a 132 kV bulk supply point in the United Kingdom, with 26.6 MVA of demand headroom and 0.89 MVA of generation headroom, operated by SP Manweb plc (SP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire licence area).

53.1672, -2.4093 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.

Fact	Value	Source
Name in the source	ELWORTH GT1 / ELWORTH GT2 / KNUTSFORD GT1 / KNUTSFORD GT2	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	26.6 MVA	SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Generation headroom	0.89 MVA	SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Firm capacity	85.4 MVA	SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Level	Bulk supply point (BSP)	SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Voltage	132 kV (levels 132, 33 kV)	SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Coordinates	53.1672, -2.4093	SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026

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Nearby

Within 50 km of this substation: 385 grid connections (248 operating, 2,465 MW), 365 power plants (107 operating, 4,392 MW), 18 data centers, 3 gas storage facilities and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

Name	Kind	Size	Status	Distance
Bluefield Energy (Booths Lane) grid connection	Grid connection	20 MW	Planned	0.2 km
Sandbach CHP grid connection	Grid connection	48 MW	Operating	0.4 km
Former EON Power Station, Booth Lane - Battery Energy Storage System	Power plant	20 MW	Permitted	0.4 km
Dragons Lane - Battery Storage Facility	Power plant	12 MW	Cancelled	0.5 km
Dragons Lane BSS grid connection	Grid connection	12 MW	Planned	0.8 km
Land south of Wood Lane (Safeguard Bradwell)	Power plant	5 MW	Operating	2.1 km
Salinae Hydrogen Storage project	Gas storage facility	—	Planned	3.7 km
Keuper Gas Storage Project	Gas storage facility	—	Permitted	6.6 km
Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Material Change 1	Gas storage facility	—	Planned	7.4 km

Grid operator and place

Candidate sites around this substation

1 site of land near Elworth GT1 / Elworth GT2 / Knutsford GT1 / Knutsford GT2 has it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.

4.8 ha brownfield site at Former Albion Chemical Works, Booth Lane, Moston, Cheshire East0.47 km · score 50

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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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
SP Energy Networks, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Energy Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.