Substation · England, United Kingdom

Alverthorpe Road

Alverthorpe Road is a substation in England, United Kingdom, connected by Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) 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.

FactValueSource
LocationEnglandNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorNorthern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plcNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Demand headroom0 MVANorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Generation headroom26.9 MWNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Firm capacity23 MVANorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LevelPrimaryNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Fed fromSkelton GrangeNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Fed fromWakefield NorthNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Congestion (offtake)None (rag: Green)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Congestion (feed-in)None (rag: Green)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage11 kVNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates53.6826, -1.5199Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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Nearby

Within 50 km of this substation: 495 grid connections (235 operating, 2,398 MW), 417 power plants (116 operating, 4,084 MW) and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Peacock Avenue grid connectionGrid connection1.03 MWPlanned0.6 km
Waste 19 MW grid connection at Monckton Road Diesel GenerationGrid connection19 MWOperating1.9 km
Owlers Farm, Wakefield Road - Solar FarmPower plant20 MWPermitted3.1 km
Solar 20 MW grid connection at Owlers Farm Solar FarmGrid connection20 MWPlanned3.2 km
Neil Fox Way - Battery StoragePower plant99.9 MWPlanned3.8 km
Neil Fox Way - Battery StoragePower plant99.9 MWPlanned3.8 km
Yorkshire GREENTransmission line—Permitted29 km
North Humber to High MarnhamTransmission line—Planned50 km

Grid operator and place

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