Substation · England, United Kingdom
Bransholme
Bransholme is a 33 kV bulk supply point in England, United Kingdom, with 68.7 MVA of demand headroom and 73.1 MW of generation headroom, connected by Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) 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 (Yorkshire) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 68.7 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 73.1 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 117 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Bulk supply point (BSP) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Creyke Beck | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | None (green on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | None (green on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.7897, -0.3053 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Within 50 km of this substation: 297 power plants (73 operating, 3,605 MW), 265 grid connections (129 operating, 2,246 MW), 1 transmission line and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bransholme, Hull | Power plant | 18 MW | Cancelled | 1.3 km |
| Bericap, Oslo Road - Solar Panels | Power plant | 1.27 MW | Permitted | 2.0 km |
| Solar 8.2 MW grid connection at Wawne Road | Grid connection | 8.2 MW | Operating | 2.2 km |
| Carlam Hill Education CIC | Power plant | 5 MW | Operating | 2.2 km |
| Solar 41.04 MW grid connection at Woodhouse Solar Farm | Grid connection | 41 MW | Planned | 2.8 km |
| Wind 1.995 MW grid connection at First Avenue | Grid connection | 2 MW | Operating | 3.2 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 7.3 km |
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 15 km |
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Grid connections attached to this substation
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Candidate sites around this substation
5 sites of land near Bransholme have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 77 ha site near Bransholme substation, East Riding of Yorkshire0.98 km · score 77
- 34 ha site near Bransholme substation, Kingston upon Hull, City of0.32 km · score 74
- 65 ha site near Bransholme substation, East Riding of Yorkshire1.05 km · score 72
- 88 ha site near Bransholme substation, East Riding of Yorkshire1.61 km · score 71
- 80 ha site near Bransholme substation, East Riding of Yorkshire1.48 km · score 70
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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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.