Substation · England, United Kingdom
Holwell Primary
Holwell Primary is a substation in England, United Kingdom, 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 | 1.09 MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 0 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Transformers | 2 x 7.5 / 15MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Melksham GSP | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Frome BSP | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | Limited (amber on the heat map, limited by substation thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | Full (red on the heat map, limited by upstream thermal capacity) | 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 | 51.2002, -2.3994 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 393 power plants (168 operating, 1,473 MW), 326 grid connections (82 operating, 808 MW) and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torr Works | Power plant | 3.6 MW | Cancelled | 1.0 km |
| Holwell Hill | Power plant | 6 MW | Operating | 1.3 km |
| Holwell PV grid connection | Grid connection | 3.55 MW | Operating | 1.3 km |
| Landmark Farm, Burts Hill To Nunney Catch Roundabout - Wind Turbine | Power plant | 2 MW | Planned | 2.5 km |
| Landmark Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 5.5 MW | Planned | 2.6 km |
| Frome Whatley Quarry grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 3.5 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 30 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 34 km |
Grid operator and place
Grid connections attached to this substation
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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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.