Substation · England, United Kingdom
Central Wembley Primary 11kV Substation
Central Wembley Primary 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 7.3 MVA of demand headroom and 26.8 MVA of generation headroom, operated by Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, East England 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 | Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, East England licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 7.3 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 26.8 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 19.7 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 | 51.5500, -0.2941 | 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: 373 power plants (129 operating, 3,503 MW), 354 grid connections (251 operating, 2,377 MW), 160 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Way Wembley grid connection | Grid connection | 5 MW | Operating | 1.5 km |
| Premier Park grid connection | Grid connection | 6.39 MW | Planned | 2.1 km |
| Premier Park Road - Photovoltaic System | Power plant | 1.44 MW | Cancelled | 2.3 km |
| Unit F, 6, Premier Park Road - Solar Panels | Power plant | 1.31 MW | Cancelled | 2.3 km |
| Origin Business Park grid connection | Grid connection | 3.4 MW | Planned | 2.3 km |
| Equinix LD3 | Data center | — | — | 2.6 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 27618478) | Data center | — | — | 2.7 km |
| Taylors Lane | Power plant | 144 MW | Operating | 2.8 km |
| Options Park Royal Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 2.9 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
5 sites of land near Central Wembley Primary 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.
- 8.36 ha brownfield site at Ark Elvin Academy, Cecil Avenue, Wembley, Brent0.37 km · score 33
- 2.98 ha brownfield site at Elm Road, Brent0.47 km · score 30
- 2.25 ha brownfield site at Wembley High Road, Brent0.56 km · score 29
- 2.19 ha brownfield site at Land behind Mostyn Avenue, Brent0.59 km · score 28
- 3.9 ha brownfield site at Wembley Police & Fire Stations Harrow Road and Wembley Community…, Brent0.78 km · score 26
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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.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.