Substation · England, United Kingdom
Clacton Grid 33kV Substation
Clacton Grid 33kV Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 13.1 MVA of demand headroom and 57.5 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 | 13.1 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 57.5 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 78 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 | 33 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.8257, 1.1796 | 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: 157 power plants (59 operating, 1,704 MW), 109 grid connections (64 operating, 1,215 MW), 3 transmission lines and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunfleet Sands Offshore Transmission grid connection | Grid connection | 173 MW | Operating | 0.0 km |
| (ANM) Land At Sladburys Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 21.9 MW | Planned | 1.0 km |
| Holland Road | Power plant | 12 MW | Cancelled | 1.3 km |
| Sladburys Farm | Power plant | 12 MW | Cancelled | 1.3 km |
| Little Clacton Energy Park grid connection | Grid connection | 25 MW | Planned | 1.3 km |
| Thorpe Park Solar Farm, Thorpe Le Soken - Solar Farm | Power plant | 40 MW | Cancelled | 2.9 km |
| Bramford to Twinstead | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 30 km |
| Sea Link | Transmission line | — | Planned | 41 km |
| CityFibre Cabinets | Data center | — | — | 47 km |
Grid operator and place
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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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.