Substation · England, United Kingdom
Blackhorse Lane 11kV Substation
Blackhorse Lane 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 13.8 MVA of demand headroom and 38.8 MVA of generation headroom, operated by London Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, London 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 | London Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, London licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 13.8 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 38.8 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 39 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 | 11 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5898, -0.0402 | 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: 387 power plants (137 operating, 5,309 MW), 383 grid connections (267 operating, 2,655 MW), 137 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Water Coppermills grid connection | Grid connection | 7.2 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 1.6 km |
| Mowlem Trading Estate grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Operating | 1.9 km |
| North London Heat and Power (Edmonton EcoPark Replacement) | Power plant | 70 MW | Under construction | 2.5 km |
| Edmonton Incineration Plant grid connection | Grid connection | 60 MW | Operating | 2.8 km |
| Londonwaste Ltd | Power plant | 55 MW | Operating | 3.0 km |
| Edmonton EcoPark EfW | Power plant | 55 MW | Operating | 3.0 km |
| Ark Data Centres Meridian Park | Data center | — | — | 3.3 km |
| Tata Stratford | Data center | — | — | 6.0 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
4 sites of land near Blackhorse Lane 11kV 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 Blackhorse Lane SIL 3, Waltham Forest0.34 km · score 42
- 1.7 ha brownfield site at Webbs Industrial Estate 108 BHL06, Waltham Forest0.13 km · score 42
- 1.7 ha brownfield site at Webbs Site, Waltham Forest0.12 km · score 42
- 1.47 ha brownfield site at Forest Road (U and I site and Standard Music Venue - BHL sites 1c and…, Waltham Forest0.24 km · score 40
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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.