Substation · England, United Kingdom
Bicester North BSP
Bicester North BSP 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 |
| Congestion (offtake) | Full (rag: Red, constraint: Substation Thermal Capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | Full (rag: Red, constraint: Substation Thermal Capacity & Upstream Thermal Capacity) | 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 45 / 90MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Bsp | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | East Claydon GSP | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 132/33 kV | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned reinforcement | Replace the existing transformers with 120MVA units and add a 3rd 120MVA transformer, replace the 33kV board with 31.5kA break / 78.8kA make switchgear (completion: Oct-37) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.9090, -1.1333 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 217 grid connections (42 operating, 418 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 1.9 MW grid connection at Arncott | Grid connection | 1.9 MW | Planned | 2.7 km |
| Launton - Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 3.1 km |
| Part Haveleys Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | 45.5 MW | Planned | 3.6 km |
Grid operator and place
Upstream substation
Grid connections attached to this substation
- Bicester 49.9MW - PV grid connection44 MW
- Family Farmhouse grid connection12.6 MW
- Shelswell Solar Park grid connection4.75 MW
- Supernova Solar Farm grid connection16.3 MW
- Ardley EFW Generation grid connection24.7 MW
- New Stone House Farm PV grid connection8.98 MW
- Part Haveleys Solar Park grid connection45.5 MW
- Pembridge Farm grid connection131 MW
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Data on this page
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.