Substation · England, United Kingdom
Letchworth Grid 33kV Substation
Letchworth Grid 33kV Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 18.6 MVA of demand headroom and 94.5 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 | 18.6 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 94.5 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 114 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 | 51.9876, -0.2468 | 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: 417 power plants (152 operating, 3,661 MW), 272 grid connections (171 operating, 1,876 MW), 26 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 1 AI supercomputer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlesey Landfill Gas (Extension) | Power plant | 2.3 MW | Operating | 2.2 km |
| Arlesey Landfill Site | Power plant | 1.1 MW | Operating | 2.4 km |
| Arlesey Landfill Site grid connection | Grid connection | 3 MW | Operating | 2.4 km |
| Letchworth Garden City - Urban Reserve Energy Storage Facility | Power plant | 5 MW | Permitted | 2.7 km |
| Starwood House | Data center | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Wallace Power grid connection | Grid connection | 4 MW | Operating | 3.0 km |
| Holwell grid connection | Grid connection | 1.5 MW | Operating | 3.2 km |
| Data center, Dunstable (OSM way 526426719) | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
| Hertfordshire Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
Grid operator and place
More from Eastern Power Networks plc
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Candidate sites around this substation
3 sites of land near Letchworth Grid 33kV have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 5.37 ha brownfield site at Land at former Pig Development Unit, Hitchin Road, Fairfield, Central Bedfordshire1.88 km · score 21
- 1.39 ha brownfield site at Roker Park, The Green, Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire4.12 km · score 19
- 1.02 ha brownfield site at Land at Taylors Road, Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire4.32 km · score 19
Other substations in England
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.