Substation · England, United Kingdom
Lakenheath Primary 11kV Substation
Lakenheath Primary 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 3.8 MVA of demand headroom and 16.5 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 | 3.8 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 16.5 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 18.5 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 | 11 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.3915, 0.5332 | 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: 308 power plants (119 operating, 2,729 MW), 204 grid connections (126 operating, 1,913 MW), 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Air Force data center, Brandon | Data center | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Toggam Farm | Power plant | 12.5 MW | Operating | 5.1 km |
| Toggam Farm - Anaerobic Digestion Plant | Power plant | 1 MW | Operating | 5.1 km |
| Toggham Farm Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | 9.54 MW | Operating | 5.2 km |
| Icklingham Solar Farm | Power plant | 8 MW | Cancelled | 6.2 km |
| (ANM) Brandon Fields Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 19.8 MW | Planned | 7.2 km |
| Bay Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 8 MW | Operating | 8.5 km |
| Redcentric Cambridge | Data center | — | — | 32 km |
| Longmarsh Green Energy | Data center | — | Planned | 35 km |
Grid operator and place
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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.
- 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.