Substation · England, United Kingdom
Elstree Primary 11kV Substation
Elstree Primary 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 13.3 MVA of demand headroom and 40.2 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 | 13.3 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 40.2 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 39 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 | 51.6557, -0.2779 | 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 (144 operating, 3,031 MW), 375 grid connections (261 operating, 2,612 MW), 145 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elstree Film And TV Studios, Shenley Road - Solar Panels | Power plant | 3 MW | Operating | 0.8 km |
| Rowley Lane grid connection | Grid connection | 2.49 MW | Operating | 1.8 km |
| Bio Products Laboratory grid connection | Grid connection | 2 MW | Operating | 2.9 km |
| Hilfield - Solar arrays & Battery storage | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Cancelled | 3.9 km |
| Hilfield Lane, Aldenham - Battery Energy Storage | Power plant | 170 MW | Permitted | 4.0 km |
| Solar 30 MW grid connection at Barnet Grid 33kV | Grid connection | 30 MW | Planned | 4.9 km |
| Soverign Data Centre - Metro Point | Data center | — | — | 8.8 km |
| Pure DC London Brent Cross | Data center | — | — | 9.9 km |
| LDeX 1 | Data center | — | — | 10 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
6 sites of land near Elstree Primary 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.
- 1.87 ha brownfield site at Day Care Centre, Grosvenor Road, Borehamwood, Hertsmere0.3 km · score 39
- 1.77 ha brownfield site at Elstree Studio, Hertsmere0.64 km · score 34
- 1 ha brownfield site at Garage Site South, Of 77 Eldon Avenue, Borehamwood, Hertsmere0.63 km · score 34
- 1.2 ha brownfield site at Civic Cluster, Hertsmere0.78 km · score 32
- 1.2 ha brownfield site at Civic Car park, Elstree Way, Borehamwood WD6 1WA, Hertsmere0.82 km · score 31
- 1.84 ha brownfield site at Kendal Hall Farm, Radlett, WD7 7LY, Hertsmere2.47 km · score 13
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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.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.