Substation · England, United Kingdom
Drax
Drax is a substation in England, United Kingdom, connected by Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc.
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 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 204 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 0 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 260 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Gsp | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | None (green on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | None (green on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 132 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.7325, -0.9927 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Within 50 km of this substation: 487 grid connections (235 operating, 2,766 MW), 483 power plants (125 operating, 4,416 MW), 6 data centers and 3 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drax Re-Power | Power plant | 200 MW | Permitted | 0.1 km |
| Solar 49.99 MW grid connection at Barlow Solar Direct | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 0.2 km |
| Wind 35 MW grid connection at Goole Fields 2 Windfarm | Grid connection | 35 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| Lakeside Energy Storage Facility | Power plant | 99.9 MW | Permitted | 0.4 km |
| Drax Biomass Power Station - Unit 1 | Power plant | 645 MW | Operating | 0.5 km |
| Battery storage 120 MW grid connection at Aura Power Direct | Grid connection | 120 MW | Planned | 0.8 km |
| HSBC Wakefield Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 26 km |
| Thales | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
Grid operator and place
Upstream substation
Grid connections attached to this substation
- Battery storage 120 MW grid connection at Aura Power Direct120 MW
- Battery storage and Solar 45.94 MW grid connection at Barlby Hybrid Direct45.9 MW
- Solar 49.99 MW grid connection at Barlow Solar Direct50 MW
- Battery storage 99.9 MW grid connection at Church Dike Lane BESS Direct99.9 MW
- Battery storage 40 MW grid connection at Greenacres Garth BESS40 MW
- Battery storage 80 MW grid connection at Magazine BESS Direct80 MW
- Solar 20 MW grid connection at Manor Farm Skipwith Road PV20 MW
- Waste 3 MW grid connection at Stillingfleet3 MW
- Oil 18 MW grid connection at Whitemoor18 MW
- Gas 35 MW grid connection at Gascoigne Wood35 MW
- Solar 15 MW grid connection at Nordens Barn Farm15 MW
- Battery storage 110.2 MW grid connection at Oak Energy Park Direct110 MW
- Battery storage 23.8 MW grid connection at Whitemoor23.8 MW
- Waste 5.3 MW grid connection at Stillingfleet5.3 MW
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.