Substation · England, United Kingdom
Knostrop
Knostrop is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 0 MVA of demand headroom and 22 MW of generation headroom, 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 | 0 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 22 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 24 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary substation | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Leeds East | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Skelton Grange | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | Limited (amber on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | Limited (amber 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 | 53.7819, -1.4955 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Within 50 km of this substation: 436 grid connections (221 operating, 2,195 MW), 389 power plants (102 operating, 3,913 MW), 11 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas 45 MW grid connection at South Road CHP Direct | Grid connection | 45 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| Skelton Grange Road grid connection | Grid connection | 99.9 MW | Planned | 0.4 km |
| Knostrop Sewage Treatment Works | Power plant | 4 MW | Operating | 0.5 km |
| Skelton Grange – Energy Recovery Facility | Power plant | 49 MW | Under construction | 0.5 km |
| Skelton Grange Battery Storage Facility | Power plant | 99 MW | Permitted | 0.6 km |
| Gas 1.664 MW grid connection at Knostrop | Grid connection | 1.66 MW | Operating | 0.8 km |
| GridJet | Data center | — | — | 5.1 km |
| nLighten Leeds | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| HSBC Wakefield Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
Grid operator and place
Grid connections attached to this substation
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Candidate sites around this substation
4 sites of land near Knostrop have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 61 ha site near Knostrop substation, Leeds0.06 km · score 46
- 43 ha site near Knostrop substation, Leeds0.39 km · score 36
- 39 ha site near Knostrop substation, Leeds1.09 km · score 24
- 29 ha site near Knostrop substation, Leeds1.82 km · score 10
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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.
- 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.