Substation · England, United Kingdom
Leigh Grid 33kV Substation
Leigh Grid 33kV Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 45.3 MVA of demand headroom and 186 MVA of generation headroom, operated by South Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, South 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 | South Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, South East England licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 45.3 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 186 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 119 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 | 51.2019, -0.2179 | 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: 295 grid connections (207 operating, 2,106 MW), 286 power plants (107 operating, 1,641 MW), 134 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironsbottom Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 30 MW | Planned | 0.4 km |
| Little Flanchford Farm, Flanchford Road - Solar Energy | Power plant | 20 MW | Planned | 2.0 km |
| Little Flanchford Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 11.3 MW | Planned | 2.1 km |
| Land At Flanchford Farm | Power plant | 3.1 MW | Cancelled | 2.1 km |
| Britannia Crest | Power plant | 2.6 MW | Cancelled | 2.2 km |
| Restore Records Management | Data center | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Unit 1 | Data center | — | — | 6.5 km |
| Unit 2 | Data center | — | — | 6.5 km |
| Gatwick Airport Electric Forecourt grid connection | Grid connection | 6 MW | Operating | 6.6 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.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.