Substation · England, United Kingdom
City Rd C 11kV Substation
City Rd C 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 54.8 MVA of demand headroom and 110 MVA of generation headroom, operated by London Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, London 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 | London Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, London licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 54.8 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 110 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 78.6 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 | 51.5302, -0.0957 | 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 grid connections (261 operating, 2,565 MW), 370 power plants (132 operating, 5,243 MW), 145 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stellanor London North | Data center | — | — | 0.3 km |
| City University London grid connection | Grid connection | 1.24 MW | Operating | 0.5 km |
| Central Street/ Mitchel St grid connection | Grid connection | 2 MW | Operating | 0.6 km |
| Verne Global London Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Digital Realty LHR18 | Data center | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Gas 8.7 MW grid connection at Beech St A 11kV | Grid connection | 8.7 MW | Operating | 1.0 km |
| Pegasus House, Sackville Street - Roof Mounted Solar Panels | Power plant | 2.3 MW | Cancelled | 3.6 km |
| Olympic Park Wind Turbine | Power plant | 2.5 MW | Cancelled | 5.8 km |
| SELCHP | Power plant | 35.5 MW | Operating | 6.0 km |
Grid operator and place
Grid connections attached to this substation
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Candidate sites around this substation
4 sites of land near City Rd C 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.
- 1.91 ha brownfield site at City Forum, 250 City Road, Islington0.23 km · score 67
- 1.2 ha brownfield site at Cluse Court Estate, Islington0.41 km · score 64
- 1.04 ha brownfield site at Eagle Wharf Road, Hackney0.55 km · score 62
- 1.38 ha brownfield site at Block A, B, D, Islington1.04 km · score 54
Other substations in England
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.