Substation · England, United Kingdom
Colindale Grid 11kV Substation
Colindale Grid 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 27.6 MVA of demand headroom and 104 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 | 27.6 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 104 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 72 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 | 51.5922, -0.2557 | 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: 395 power plants (140 operating, 3,622 MW), 373 grid connections (259 operating, 2,479 MW), 148 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark Hill Drive grid connection | Grid connection | 1.6 MW | Planned | 1.1 km |
| BT Colindale Telephone Exchange grid connection | Grid connection | 1.2 MW | Operating | 1.2 km |
| Block E Energy Centre (G) grid connection | Grid connection | 1.2 MW | Operating | 1.9 km |
| Pure DC London Brent Cross | Data center | — | — | 2.7 km |
| LDeX 1 | Data center | — | — | 3.2 km |
| Mill Hill National Grid Substation | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Permitted | 4.4 km |
| Taylors Lane | Power plant | 144 MW | Operating | 5.1 km |
| Premier Park Road - Photovoltaic System | Power plant | 1.44 MW | Cancelled | 6.2 km |
| Options Park Royal Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 6.4 km |
Grid operator and place
Grid connections attached to this substation
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Candidate sites around this substation
27 sites of land near Colindale Grid 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.
- 4.03 ha brownfield site at Colindale Retail Park, Multi-Storey Carpark and Southon House, Brent0.22 km · score 54
- 1.63 ha brownfield site at Land Behind Sheaveshill Court, The Hyde, London, Barnet0.33 km · score 53
- 1.23 ha brownfield site at British Library Newspapers, 130 Colindale Avenue, London, Barnet0.42 km · score 51
- 20 ha brownfield site at Peel Centre, Peel Drive, Colindale, Barnet0.82 km · score 50
- 13 ha brownfield site at Capitol Way Valley, Brent0.65 km · score 50
- 34 ha brownfield site at Grahame Park Estate - Bounded By Lanacre Avenue To The West, Grahame…, Barnet (gb-bf-1744236)1.22 km · score 48
- 16 ha brownfield site at Peel Centre, Peel Drive, Colindale, Barnet0.89 km · score 48
- 2.73 ha brownfield site at Phases 2A, 2B and 2C, Colindale Gardens (Former Peel Centre), Barnet0.69 km · score 47
- 2.16 ha brownfield site at Colindale Gardens (Formerly Peel Centre) Aerodrome Road Colindale…, Barnet0.77 km · score 46
- 1.82 ha brownfield site at Colindale Gardens (Formerly Peel Centre), Aerodrome Road, Colindale, Barnet0.77 km · score 46
- 1.74 ha brownfield site at Capitol Industrial Park, Capitol Way, NW9 0EQ, Brent0.76 km · score 46
- 10 ha brownfield site at Former Raf East Camp Site, Aerodrome Road, Grahame Park Way, Barnet1.04 km · score 44
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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.