Substation · England, United Kingdom
Hemsworth
Hemsworth is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 1.65 MVA of demand headroom and 1.9 MW of generation headroom, 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 | 1.65 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 1.9 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 10 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary substation | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Ferrybridge A | 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 | 11 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.6355, -1.3705 | 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: 456 power plants (128 operating, 4,196 MW), 434 grid connections (218 operating, 2,310 MW), 11 data centers and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkgate Lane, Felkirk - Solar Array | Power plant | 10 MW | Permitted | 3.4 km |
| Solar 6 MW grid connection at Monckton | Grid connection | 6 MW | Planned | 4.1 km |
| Manor Farm, South Hiendley - Solar Photovoltaic Farm | Power plant | 30 MW | Permitted | 4.2 km |
| South Kirkby Business Park (Waste AD) | Power plant | 6 MW | Operating | 4.2 km |
| Solar 30 MW grid connection at WF4 Manor Farm PV | Grid connection | 30 MW | Planned | 5.0 km |
| Solar 1.5 MW grid connection at Commonside Lane | Grid connection | 1.5 MW | Planned | 5.1 km |
| nLighten Leeds | Data center | — | — | 7.3 km |
| HSBC Wakefield Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 7.6 km |
| HSBC Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 18 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
21 sites of land near Hemsworth have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 47 ha site near Hemsworth substation, Wakefield0.24 km · score 41
- 158 ha site near Hemsworth substation, Wakefield1.45 km · score 40
- 68 ha site near Hemsworth substation, Wakefield0.72 km · score 40
- 60 ha site near Hemsworth substation, Wakefield0.71 km · score 38
- 39 ha site near Hemsworth substation, Wakefield (INSPIRE polygon 28307292)0.29 km · score 38
- 106 ha site near Hemsworth substation, Wakefield1.65 km · score 37
- 72 ha site near Hemsworth substation, Wakefield0.99 km · score 37
- 161 ha site near Hemsworth substation, Wakefield1.78 km · score 35
- 57 ha site near Hemsworth substation, Wakefield (INSPIRE polygon 28151517)0.95 km · score 33
- 39 ha site near Hemsworth substation, Wakefield (INSPIRE polygon 28150004)0.61 km · score 33
- 36 ha site near Hemsworth substation, Wakefield0.56 km · score 33
- 77 ha site near Hemsworth substation, Wakefield1.65 km · score 28
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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.
- 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.