Substation · England, United Kingdom
Hempton Grid 33kV Substation
Hempton Grid 33kV Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 18.1 MVA of demand headroom and 6.2 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 | 18.1 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 6.2 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 58.5 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 | 33 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.8293, 0.8264 | 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: 207 power plants (79 operating, 4,703 MW), 124 grid connections (79 operating, 1,380 MW), 2 transmission lines and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land At Raynham Estate, Hall Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 90 MW | Planned | 4.1 km |
| South Creake Solar Farm | Power plant | 26 MW | Operating | 5.1 km |
| South Creake Leicester Square Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 23 MW | Operating | 5.3 km |
| West Raynham Airfield grid connection | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Operating | 6.0 km |
| Shereford Road, West Raynham Estate - Battery Energy Storage System | Power plant | 50 MW | Permitted | 6.1 km |
| Uphouse Farm - Sandpits Solar Farm & Battery Energy storage | Power plant | 2.4 MW | Permitted | 6.7 km |
| Kings Lynn B Connection Project | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 33 km |
| Longmarsh Green Energy | Data center | — | Planned | 33 km |
| Norwich to Tilbury | Transmission line | — | Planned | 41 km |
Grid operator and place
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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.
- 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.