Substation · England, United Kingdom
Botley Wood GSP
Botley Wood GSP is a 400 kV grid supply point 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 |
| Transformers | 2 x 240MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Grid supply point (GSP) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | None (green on the heat map) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | Full (red on the heat map, limited by substation thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 400 kV (levels 400, 132 kV) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.8847, -1.2327 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Within 50 km of this substation: 263 power plants (117 operating, 2,101 MW), 235 grid connections (133 operating, 1,160 MW), 8 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, 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 |
| SCC | Data center | — | — | 2.1 km |
| Astrohouse | Data center | — | — | 2.1 km |
| Serverhouse | Data center | — | — | 2.1 km |
Grid operator and place
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Grid connections attached to this substation
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.