Substation · England, United Kingdom
Cranley Gdns Primary 6.6kV Substation
Cranley Gdns Primary 6.6kV Substation is a 6.6 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 9.7 MVA of demand headroom and 23.8 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 | 9.7 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 23.8 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 22.8 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 | 6.6 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5861, -0.1502 | 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: 390 power plants (140 operating, 4,517 MW), 373 grid connections (259 operating, 2,471 MW), 143 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil 3 MW grid connection at Hatchard Rd 11kV | Grid connection | 3 MW | Operating | 2.3 km |
| Gas 4.9 MW grid connection at Lithos Rd A 11kV | Grid connection | 4.9 MW | Operating | 3.8 km |
| Emirates Stadium grid connection | Grid connection | 2.8 MW | Operating | 4.6 km |
| Mill Hill National Grid Substation | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Permitted | 5.4 km |
| Verizon UK5 | Data center | — | — | 5.5 km |
| LDeX 1 | Data center | — | — | 5.9 km |
| Pure DC London Brent Cross | Data center | — | — | 6.2 km |
| North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 7.4 km |
| Londonwaste Ltd | Power plant | 55 MW | Operating | 7.8 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
5 sites of land near Cranley Gdns Primary 6.6kV have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 2.45 ha brownfield site at St Lukes Woodside Hospital Woodside Avenue London N10 3JA, Haringey0.2 km · score 37
- 2.26 ha brownfield site at Hillcrest, Haringey1.14 km · score 23
- 1.67 ha brownfield site at The Towers, The Bishops Avenue And 1-5 Arden Court Gardens, London, Barnet1.71 km · score 14
- 1.62 ha brownfield site at The Towers, The Bishops Avenue And 1-5 Arden Court Gardens, London, Barnet1.72 km · score 14
- 1.02 ha brownfield site at Hammerson House, 50A The Bishops Avenue, London, Barnet1.77 km · score 13
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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.
- 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.