Substation · England, United Kingdom
Blaydon Burn
Blaydon Burn is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 8.25 MVA of demand headroom and 25 MW of generation headroom, connected by Northern Powergrid (Northeast) 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 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 8.25 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 25 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 24 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary substation | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Stella North | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Dunston | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | Limited (amber on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | Limited (amber on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 11 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.9628, -1.7266 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this substation and its grid operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its headroom, congestion and the land around it, and an introduction to the grid operator.
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Within 50 km of this substation: 243 power plants (79 operating, 1,103 MW), 234 grid connections (115 operating, 1,290 MW) and 2 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waste 2.09 MW grid connection at Blaydon Burn | Grid connection | 2.09 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Path Head | Power plant | 1 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| Gas 2.85 MW grid connection at Blaydon Burn | Grid connection | 2.85 MW | Operating | 0.5 km |
| Battery storage 99.8 MW grid connection at Newcastle BESS Direct | Grid connection | 99.8 MW | Planned | 1.6 km |
| Newburn Bridge Road - Battery Storage Facility | Power plant | 100 MW | Permitted | 1.7 km |
| Burnhills Landfill (L5) | Power plant | 3.8 MW | Operating | 1.9 km |
| Stellium Newcastle Campus | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
| DXC Wynyard Data Center | Data center | — | — | 45 km |
Grid operator and place
Grid connections attached to this substation
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Candidate sites around this substation
6 sites of land near Blaydon Burn have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 37 ha site near Blaydon Burn substation, Gateshead0.0 km · score 48
- 48 ha site near Blaydon Burn substation, Gateshead (INSPIRE polygon 25208169)0.28 km · score 47
- 72 ha site near Blaydon Burn substation, Gateshead1.18 km · score 41
- 48 ha site near Blaydon Burn substation, Gateshead (INSPIRE polygon 53038496)0.82 km · score 39
- 74 ha site near Blaydon Burn substation, Gateshead1.76 km · score 33
- 35 ha site near Blaydon Burn substation, Gateshead1.48 km · score 25
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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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.