Substation · England, United Kingdom
Linton
Linton is a 66 kV bulk supply point in England, United Kingdom, with 20.8 MVA of demand headroom and 0 MW of generation headroom, 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 | 20.8 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 0 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 72 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Bulk supply point (BSP) | 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 | 66 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.2282, -1.6063 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Within 50 km of this substation: 152 power plants (52 operating, 983 MW), 145 grid connections (73 operating, 1,038 MW) and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generation 2 MW grid connection at Linton 66/20kV | Grid connection | 2 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Sisters | Power plant | 8.2 MW | Operating | 2.6 km |
| Wind 8.2 MW grid connection at Widdrington Church Windfarm | Grid connection | 8.2 MW | Operating | 3.1 km |
| Landfill gas 1 MW grid connection at Ashington | Grid connection | 1 MW | Operating | 3.3 km |
| New Moor Shaft | Power plant | 4.2 MW | Cancelled | 3.4 km |
| Bewick Drift | Power plant | 2.3 MW | Operating | 3.6 km |
| Stellium Newcastle Campus | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
Grid operator and place
Substations fed from here
Grid connections attached to this substation
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Candidate sites around this substation
35 sites of land near Linton have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 131 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland0.17 km · score 78
- 122 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland0.3 km · score 76
- 125 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland0.69 km · score 70
- 68 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland0.22 km · score 66
- 106 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland1.08 km · score 65
- 85 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland0.69 km · score 64
- 55 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland0.22 km · score 62
- 40 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland (INSPIRE polygon 58459460)0.0 km · score 61
- 174 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland1.38 km · score 60
- 167 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland1.41 km · score 60
- 96 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland1.29 km · score 59
- 285 ha site near Linton substation, Northumberland1.58 km · score 57
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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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
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