Substation · England, United Kingdom
Farnham Royal Primary
Farnham Royal Primary is a 33 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 0 MVA of demand headroom and 39.7 MW of generation headroom, connected by Southern Electric Power Distribution 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 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Southern Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 0 MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 39.7 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Transformers | 1 x 12 / 24MVA + 2 x 17 / 19.5MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary substation | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Slough BSP | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | Full (red on the heat map, limited by upstream thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | None (green on the heat map) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV (levels 33, 11 kV) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5364, -0.6231 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this substation and its grid operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its headroom, congestion and the land around it, and an introduction to the grid operator.
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Within 50 km of this substation: 343 power plants (109 operating, 1,335 MW), 154 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 138 grid connections (71 operating, 739 MW) and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CyrusOne LON3 | Data center | — | — | 1.2 km |
| Iron Mountain London LON-1 | Data center | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Fibrepower, Slough | Power plant | 50 MW | Operating | 1.3 km |
| Slough Heat & Power Station | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Under construction | 1.4 km |
| Power Station grid connection | Grid connection | 8 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| Generation 59.8 MW grid connection at Slough | Grid connection | 59.8 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| Equinix LD7 | Data center | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Slough Multifuel Extension Project | Power plant | 60 MW | Permitted | 1.5 km |
| Generation 5 MW grid connection at Slough Power Station | Grid connection | 5 MW | Operating | 2.1 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
6 sites of land near Farnham Royal Primary have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 82 ha site near Farnham Royal Primary substation, Buckinghamshire0.97 km · score 39
- 192 ha site near Farnham Royal Primary substation, Buckinghamshire1.52 km · score 37
- 30 ha site near Farnham Royal Primary substation, Buckinghamshire0.86 km · score 25
- 29 ha site near Farnham Royal Primary substation, Buckinghamshire0.82 km · score 25
- 43 ha site near Farnham Royal Primary substation, Buckinghamshire1.15 km · score 24
- 60 ha site near Farnham Royal Primary substation, Buckinghamshire1.6 km · score 22
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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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.