Substation · England, United Kingdom
Austin Canons Grid 33kV Substation
Austin Canons Grid 33kV Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 28 MVA of demand headroom and 118 MVA of generation headroom, operated by Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, East England 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Location | England | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, East England licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 28 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 118 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 114 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary substation | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.1271, -0.4829 | UK Power 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: 451 power plants (155 operating, 2,295 MW), 203 grid connections (126 operating, 1,284 MW) and 16 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Hospital grid connection | Grid connection | 1.6 MW | Operating | 0.8 km |
| Elstow Landfill Site | Power plant | 5.5 MW | Under construction | 1.3 km |
| Progress Park, Elstow, Site A - Solar PV Panels | Power plant | 1 MW | Permitted | 2.0 km |
| Progress Park, Elstow, Site B - Solar Panels | Power plant | 1 MW | Permitted | 2.0 km |
| Elstow Landfill Site grid connection | Grid connection | 1.76 MW | Operating | 2.8 km |
| Solar 3.48 MW grid connection at Harrowden Primary 11kV | Grid connection | 3.48 MW | Operating | 3.0 km |
| Pulsant Milton Keynes SE-1 | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 460010263) | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
| nLighten Milton Keynes | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
5 sites of land near Austin Canons Grid 33kV have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 25 ha brownfield site at Ford End Road, Bedford0.41 km · score 58
- 24 ha brownfield site at Ford End Road excluding Brewery, Bedford0.41 km · score 58
- 2.83 ha brownfield site at Former Hazlewood Foods Ltd Site, Dallas Road, Bedford0.33 km · score 53
- 3.06 ha brownfield site at Technology House, 239 Ampthill Road, Bedford0.91 km · score 44
- 1.03 ha brownfield site at 268 to 308 Ampthill Road, Bedford1.19 km · score 40
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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.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.