Substation · England, United Kingdom
Axminster GSP
Axminster GSP 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 |
| Transformers | 2 x 240MVA (Shared with NGED) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Gsp | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | None (green on the heat map) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | Full (red on the heat map, limited by substation thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 400 kV (levels 400/132 kV) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.7868, -2.9216 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 261 power plants (120 operating, 696 MW) and 215 grid connections (32 operating, 266 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Grid Axminster Substation | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Planned | 0.1 km |
| Stonebarrow Farm | Power plant | 8 MW | Operating | 0.1 km |
| Pound Road, Hawkchurch - Battery Energy Storage | Power plant | 120 MW | Cancelled | 0.2 km |
| Axminster Beechgrove Farm Hawkchurch 33KV PV grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Pound Road, Hawkchurch grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Axminster grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.4 km |
Grid operator and place
Upstream substation
Grid connections attached to this substation
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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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.