Substation · England, United Kingdom
Driffield
Driffield 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 | 6.18 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 | 24 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Creyke Beck | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Driffield/Beverley Group | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | Full (red on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | Full (red on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 11 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.9994, -0.4165 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 252 power plants (61 operating, 3,435 MW), 231 grid connections (109 operating, 1,789 MW), 2 transmission lines and 1 CO2 emitter, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage and Solar 60 MW grid connection at Harmony Energy Storage | Grid connection | 60 MW | Operating | 0.7 km |
| Back Lane, Skerne - Solar Farm & Battery Storage | Power plant | 45 MW | Permitted | 1.9 km |
| Back Lane, Skerne - Solar Farm & Battery Storage | Power plant | 30 MW | Permitted | 1.9 km |
| Sunderlandwick Solar Farm | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Permitted | 2.1 km |
| Solar 62.5 MW grid connection at Nafferton Road Wind & Storage | Grid connection | 62.5 MW | Planned | 2.4 km |
| Solar 35 MW grid connection at Sunderlandwick PV Farm | Grid connection | 35 MW | Planned | 2.5 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 22 km |
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage | CO2 emitter | — | Planned | 30 km |
| Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project | Transmission line | — | Planned | 43 km |
Grid operator and place
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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.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.