Substation · England, United Kingdom
Leicester Rd Grid 33kV Substation
Leicester Rd Grid 33kV Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 75.9 MVA of demand headroom and 139 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 | 75.9 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 139 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 150 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 | 51.5451, -0.2581 | 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: 378 power plants (130 operating, 3,511 MW), 359 grid connections (253 operating, 2,388 MW), 156 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas 140 MW grid connection at Willesden 132kV | Grid connection | 140 MW | Operating | 0.1 km |
| Taylors Lane | Power plant | 144 MW | Operating | 0.3 km |
| Pladis Harlesden Chp grid connection | Grid connection | 1.86 MW | Operating | 1.0 km |
| Premier Park Road - Photovoltaic System | Power plant | 1.44 MW | Cancelled | 1.1 km |
| Unit F, 6, Premier Park Road - Solar Panels | Power plant | 1.31 MW | Cancelled | 1.1 km |
| Options Park Royal Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 1.2 km |
| Premier Park grid connection | Grid connection | 6.39 MW | Planned | 1.3 km |
| Vantage LHR2 | Data center | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Colt London West | Data center | — | — | 1.5 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. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.