Substation · England, United Kingdom
Leam Central
Leam Central is a substation in England, United Kingdom, connected by Northern Powergrid (Northeast) 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 (Northeast) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 7.3 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 8 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 8 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 Boldon | 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 | 20 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.9377, -1.5522 | 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: 288 power plants (90 operating, 1,270 MW), 272 grid connections (141 operating, 1,796 MW) and 4 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usworth House Farm, Peareth Hall Road - Solar Farm | Power plant | 27.3 MW | Cancelled | 1.5 km |
| Solar 2.86 MW grid connection at Hedworth | Grid connection | 2.86 MW | Planned | 2.2 km |
| Wind 4.5 MW grid connection at Hedworth | Grid connection | 4.5 MW | Planned | 2.2 km |
| NCL1, Follingsby Lane - Solar Panels | Power plant | 3.9 MW | Permitted | 2.3 km |
| Wardley (Waste AD) | Power plant | 3 MW | Cancelled | 2.8 km |
| Solar 1.45 MW grid connection at Usworth | Grid connection | 1.45 MW | Operating | 3.0 km |
| Stellium Newcastle Campus | Data center | — | — | 9.4 km |
| DXC Wynyard Data Center | Data center | — | — | 37 km |
| Lumen Technologies data center, Middlesbrough | Data center | — | — | 45 km |
Grid operator and place
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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.