Substation · England, United Kingdom
Botley Wood BSP
Botley Wood 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 |
| Demand headroom | 71.6 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 | Botley Wood GSP | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | None (rag: Green) | 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 |
| Voltage | 132 kV (levels kv: 132,33) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.8848, -1.2327 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 260 power plants (114 operating, 1,010 MW), 236 grid connections (134 operating, 1,193 MW) and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage 49.9 MW grid connection at Botley Wood | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Operating | 1.1 km |
| Botley Energy Reserve 2 grid connection | Grid connection | 15 MW | Planned | 1.1 km |
| Ready to Issue - Authorised grid connection | Grid connection | 50.4 MW | Planned | 1.1 km |
| Funtley Refuse Tip | Power plant | 10 MW | Cancelled | 1.2 km |
| Funtley Refuse Tip (Landfill Gas) | Power plant | 1 MW | Cancelled | 1.2 km |
| Funtley Solar Photovoltaic PV Farm | Power plant | 10.5 MW | Planned | 1.2 km |
| Aquind Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Planned | 14 km |
Grid operator and place
Upstream substation
Grid connections attached to this substation
- 99.9MW BESS Titchfield Lane grid connection100 MW
- Botley Energy Reserve 2 grid connection15 MW
- Higglers Farm grid connection50 MW
- Land at Locks Farm grid connection12 MW
- Battery storage 49.9 MW grid connection at Botley Wood49.9 MW
- Nats Swanwick Solar PV grid connection3.84 MW
- Wickham PV Plant grid connection49.9 MW
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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.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.