Substation · England, United Kingdom
Ipswich Grid 33kV Substation
Ipswich Grid 33kV Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 17.4 MVA of demand headroom and 72.9 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 | 17.4 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 72.9 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 78 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 | 52.0556, 1.1365 | 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: 197 power plants (69 operating, 2,212 MW), 138 grid connections (84 operating, 1,377 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pannington Hall | Power plant | 3 MW | Cancelled | 3.5 km |
| Sewage Treatment Works - Phs Ii grid connection | Grid connection | 2.4 MW | Operating | 3.5 km |
| Bullen Lane - Battery Storage | Power plant | 100 MW | Under construction | 3.6 km |
| Ipswich Hospital Energy Centre | Power plant | 2.6 MW | Operating | 4.4 km |
| Bramford Landfill Site grid connection | Grid connection | 1.56 MW | Operating | 5.0 km |
| Bullen Lane grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 5.2 km |
| Bramford to Twinstead | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 20 km |
| LionLink Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Planned | 31 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
4 sites of land near Ipswich 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.
- 1.03 ha brownfield site at Land west of West End Road, Ipswich0.11 km · score 46
- 1.41 ha brownfield site at Waste tip north of Sir Alf Ramsey Way, Ipswich0.19 km · score 45
- 1.07 ha brownfield site at Bus Depot, Sir Alf Ramsey Way, Ipswich0.33 km · score 42
- 1.22 ha brownfield site at West End Road Surface Car Park, Ipswich0.59 km · score 39
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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.
- 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.