Substation · England, United Kingdom
Houghton Main
Houghton Main is a substation in England, United Kingdom, 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 | 8.98 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 0 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 15 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | West Melton Section 3 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | West Melton | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | Full (red on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | Full (red 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 | 53.5471, -1.3640 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 517 grid connections (212 operating, 2,289 MW), 469 power plants (137 operating, 4,237 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waste 5.7 MW grid connection at Houghton Main | Grid connection | 5.7 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Wind 8.5 MW grid connection at Houghton Main | Grid connection | 8.5 MW | Planned | 0.2 km |
| Wind 8.55 MW grid connection at Houghton Main | Grid connection | 8.55 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Houghton Main | Power plant | 20 MW | Permitted | 0.7 km |
| Houghton Main Renewable Energy - AD | Power plant | 3 MW | Cancelled | 0.9 km |
| Mitchells Industrial Park, Bradberry Balk Lane - Battery Energy Storage | Power plant | 26 MW | Cancelled | 3.1 km |
| HSBC Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| nLighten Leeds | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| Thales | Data center | — | — | 17 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.
- 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.