Substation · England, United Kingdom
Colchester Grid 33kV Substation
Colchester Grid 33kV Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 18.9 MVA of demand headroom and 92.3 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 | 18.9 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 92.3 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 71.5 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 | 51.8783, 0.9322 | 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: 210 power plants (84 operating, 2,040 MW), 163 grid connections (98 operating, 1,592 MW), 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester STW | Power plant | 1.2 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| Grange Way grid connection | Grid connection | 2.54 MW | Operating | 0.7 km |
| Batch 2 Application. 500 Properties grid connection | Grid connection | 1.73 MW | Operating | 3.2 km |
| Colchester Borough Homes, Batch 3, Phase 1. grid connection | Grid connection | 1.02 MW | Operating | 3.9 km |
| Holmwood Solar Farm | Power plant | 19 MW | Cancelled | 4.6 km |
| Stephenson Road - Urban Reserve Flexible Energy Facility | Power plant | 6 MW | Cancelled | 4.8 km |
| Bramford to Twinstead | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 15 km |
| CityFibre Cabinets | Data center | — | — | 40 km |
| Imperium 315 | Data center | — | — | 45 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
4 sites of land near Colchester Grid 33kV have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 5.44 ha brownfield site at Land and Buildings Between King Edward Quay and Haven Road South of…, Colchester0.11 km · score 47
- 1.04 ha brownfield site at Between Albany Gardens and Distilery Lane, (Part of Gas Works and…, Colchester0.29 km · score 45
- 6.52 ha brownfield site at Gasworks and Former Timber Dock, Land North and South of Whitehall…, Colchester0.53 km · score 41
- 6.22 ha brownfield site at Land Covering Hawkins Road From the River Colne to Railway Line UP to…, Colchester0.64 km · score 40
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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.