Substation · England, United Kingdom
Barnet Grid 33kV Substation
Barnet Grid 33kV Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 35 MVA of demand headroom and 125 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 | 35 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 125 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 | 51.6255, -0.1475 | 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: 408 power plants (149 operating, 4,603 MW), 391 grid connections (271 operating, 2,637 MW), 143 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 1 transmission line and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soverign Data Centre - Metro Point | Data center | — | — | 2.9 km |
| Chequers Way grid connection | Grid connection | 2 MW | Operating | 3.9 km |
| Mill Hill National Grid Substation | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Permitted | 4.3 km |
| Chase Fm Hospital Enfield grid connection | Grid connection | 4.2 MW | Operating | 5.5 km |
| Oil 3 MW grid connection at Hatchard Rd 11kV | Grid connection | 3 MW | Operating | 6.6 km |
| Londonwaste Ltd | Power plant | 55 MW | Operating | 7.0 km |
| Virtus LONDON1 | Data center | — | — | 7.0 km |
| Enfield Biomass CHP Project | Power plant | 12 MW | Cancelled | 7.1 km |
| North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 7.3 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
3 sites of land near Barnet 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.
- 16 ha brownfield site at North London Business Park, Barnet0.3 km · score 64
- 2.01 ha brownfield site at Sir Thomas Lipton Memorial Hospital Osidge, 151 Chase Side, Southgate, Barnet1.26 km · score 46
- 2 ha brownfield site at Sir Thomas Lipton Memorial Hospital, Osidge, 151 Chase Side, Barnet1.27 km · score 46
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.