Substation · England, United Kingdom
Lovedean GSP
Lovedean GSP is a substation in England, United Kingdom, connected by Southern Electric Power Distribution 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 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Southern Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Transformers | 4 x 240MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Gsp | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned reinforcement | Replace the 132kV board with 40kA break / 100kA make switchgear (due Feb 2031) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | Full (red on the heat map, limited by substation thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | Full (red on the heat map, limited by substation thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 400 kV (levels 400, 132 kV) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.9170, -1.0403 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Within 50 km of this substation: 247 power plants (106 operating, 899 MW), 209 grid connections (120 operating, 1,115 MW), 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquind Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Planned | 0.0 km |
| Lovedean, Denmead - Solar farm & Battery storage | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Planned | 0.5 km |
| Lovedean Substation | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Cancelled | 0.6 km |
| 100MW BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 100 MW | Planned | 0.6 km |
| 100MW BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 101 MW | Planned | 0.7 km |
| Lovedean Farm | Power plant | 4.5 MW | Operating | 0.8 km |
| Solar 3.8 MW grid connection at Horndean | Grid connection | 3.8 MW | Operating | 0.9 km |
| SSE data center, Havant | Data center | — | — | 7.2 km |
| ServerHouse | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
Grid operator and place
Upstream substation
- Chichester BSP
- Fareham (Main) BSP
- Fareham (Reserve) BSP
- Fort Widley BSP
- Havant BSP
- Hunston BSP
- Portsmouth BSP
- Wymering BSP
- Argyle Road Primary
- Ashling Road Primary
- Billingshurst Primary
- Bilsham Primary
- Birdham Primary
- Chichester Primary
- Hunston Primary
- Market Primary
- Rose Green Primary
- Selsey Primary
- South Bersted Primary
- Brockhurst Primary
- Hoeford Primary
- North Fareham Primary
- Plessey Titchfield Primary
- Titchfield Primary
- West End Primary
- Lee-On-Solent Primary
- Rowner Park Primary
- Zetland Road Primary
- Purbrook Primary
- Waterlooville Primary
- Brockhampton Primary
- Emsworth Primary
- Gable Head Primary
- Horndean Primary
- Leigh Park Primary
- Meyrick Road Primary
- Brandon Road Primary
- Eastney Primary
- Fratton Park Primary
- Greetham Street Primary
- Portsmouth Primary
- College Park Primary
- Farlington Primary
- Gamble Road Primary
- Hilsea Primary
- Portchester Primary
- Wymering Primary
Grid connections attached to this substation
- 100MW BESS grid connection100 MW
- 100MW BESS grid connection101 MW
- Fareham Solar 3 grid connection24 MW
- Newlands Farm grid connection16.7 MW
- Battery storage 38 MW grid connection at Fareham Battery Storage38 MW
- Newlands Farm grid connection20 MW
- Peakgen Havant grid connection20 MW
- Batley's Power Station grid connection19 MW
- Down Barn Farm MISD 7373 grid connection19 MW
- Newlands Farm grid connection49.9 MW
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.