Substation · England, United Kingdom
Hornsey Grid 33kV Substation
Hornsey Grid 33kV Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 50.8 MVA of demand headroom and 109 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 | 50.8 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 109 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 114 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 | 51.5853, -0.1118 | 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: 391 power plants (139 operating, 4,526 MW), 381 grid connections (267 operating, 2,604 MW), 140 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil 3 MW grid connection at Hatchard Rd 11kV | Grid connection | 3 MW | Operating | 2.8 km |
| Emirates Stadium grid connection | Grid connection | 2.8 MW | Operating | 3.5 km |
| Chequers Way grid connection | Grid connection | 2 MW | Operating | 3.5 km |
| North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 4.9 km |
| Verizon UK5 | Data center | — | — | 5.5 km |
| Londonwaste Ltd | Power plant | 55 MW | Operating | 5.6 km |
| North London Heat and Power (Edmonton EcoPark Replacement) | Power plant | 70 MW | Under construction | 5.7 km |
| Enfield Biomass CHP Project | Power plant | 12 MW | Cancelled | 5.8 km |
| Ark Data Centres Meridian Park | Data center | — | — | 6.2 km |
Grid operator and place
More from Eastern Power Networks plc
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- Hunstanton Primary 11kVsubstation
Candidate sites around this substation
4 sites of land near Hornsey Grid 33kV have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 1.04 ha brownfield site at Railway Approach Hampden Road London N8 0HG, Haringey0.24 km · score 66
- 2.17 ha brownfield site at Clarendon Road South, Haringey0.49 km · score 63
- 2.14 ha brownfield site at Hornsey Reuse and Recycling Centre High Street London N8 7QB, Haringey0.55 km · score 62
- 5.55 ha brownfield site at Arena Retail Park, Haringey1.45 km · score 48
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.