Substation · England, United Kingdom
Imperial College 6.6kV Substation
Imperial College 6.6kV Substation is a 6.6 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 10.1 MVA of demand headroom and 36.7 MVA of generation headroom, operated by London Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, London 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 | London Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, London licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 10.1 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 36.7 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 30 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 | 6.6 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4988, -0.1764 | 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: 351 grid connections (253 operating, 2,309 MW), 348 power plants (128 operating, 4,234 MW), 153 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial College grid connection | Grid connection | 8.75 MW | Operating | 0.1 km |
| Gas 1.2 MW grid connection at Old Brompton Rd B 11kV | Grid connection | 1.2 MW | Operating | 0.9 km |
| Oil 1.6 MW grid connection at Hyde Park Estate A 11kV | Grid connection | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2.0 km |
| Visa London | Data center | — | — | 2.3 km |
| Westfield London Shopping Centre, Ariel Way - Solar Panels | Power plant | 1 MW | Planned | 3.1 km |
| Pegasus House, Sackville Street - Roof Mounted Solar Panels | Power plant | 2.3 MW | Cancelled | 3.1 km |
| WRN Broadcast | Data center | — | — | 4.0 km |
| Verizon UK5 | Data center | — | — | 5.3 km |
| Willesden | Power plant | 8 MW | Cancelled | 6.2 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
2 sites of land near Imperial College 6.6kV have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.