Substation · England, United Kingdom
Alderton Primary
Alderton Primary is a substation in England, United Kingdom, connected by Southern Electric Power Distribution plc.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Location | England | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Southern Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 0 MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 0 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Transformers | 2 x 3MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Melksham GSP | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Chippenham BSP | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | Full (red on the heat map, limited by upstream thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | Full (red on the heat map, limited by upstream thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV (levels 33/11 kV) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned reinforcement | Replace both transformers with 7.5 / 15MVA units (due Jun 2030) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5552, -2.2234 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 437 power plants (163 operating, 1,987 MW), 336 grid connections (88 operating, 1,049 MW) and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Down - Battery Storage | Power plant | 500 MW | Planned | 2.0 km |
| Lime Down - Solar Project | Power plant | 500 MW | Planned | 2.0 km |
| Hullavington Solar Park | Power plant | 7 MW | Operating | 4.4 km |
| Hullavington PV Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 6.65 MW | Operating | 5.2 km |
| 40MW grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 6.1 km |
| Castle Combe PV grid connection | Grid connection | 11.4 MW | Operating | 7.0 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 45 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 49 km |
Grid operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.