Substation · England, United Kingdom
Lyle Primary 11kV Substation
Lyle Primary 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 6.8 MVA of demand headroom and 9.9 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 | 6.8 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 9.9 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 18 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 | 11 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.8108, -0.1975 | 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: 428 power plants (161 operating, 4,049 MW), 382 grid connections (265 operating, 2,756 MW), 133 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Welwyn Power - Energy Storage Facility | Power plant | 5 MW | Cancelled | 1.0 km |
| Colt London North Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Stanborough, Hatfield - Battery Energy Storage System | Power plant | 1.5 MW | Permitted | 3.5 km |
| Stanborough, Hatfield - Solar Array | Power plant | 10 MW | Permitted | 3.5 km |
| Land Off A6129 grid connection | Grid connection | 7.22 MW | Planned | 3.6 km |
| Hatfield Avenue grid connection | Grid connection | 1.68 MW | Planned | 5.2 km |
| Booker Cash & Carry grid connection | Grid connection | 5.5 MW | Operating | 5.5 km |
| BT Computer Centre | Data center | — | — | 9.6 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
7 sites of land near Lyle Primary 11kV have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 1.51 ha brownfield site at Welwyn Garden City - Xerox Campus Bessemer Road (Bus/Entp/Devt Centre…, Welwyn Hatfield0.5 km · score 29
- 1.25 ha brownfield site at Welwyn Garden City - Xerox Campus Bessemer Road (New build - East…, Welwyn Hatfield0.56 km · score 28
- 1.96 ha brownfield site at Welwyn Garden City - Town Centre North - Campus East Car Park, Welwyn Hatfield0.78 km · score 25
- 9.09 ha brownfield site at Welwyn Garden City - Broadwater Road West SPD Site (North), Welwyn Hatfield1.15 km · score 21
- 1.42 ha brownfield site at Welwyn Garden City - Town Centre North SPD Site, Welwyn Hatfield1.05 km · score 21
- 1.09 ha brownfield site at Welwyn Garden City - B&Q Swallowfields, Welwyn Hatfield1.16 km · score 19
- 2.07 ha brownfield site at Welwyn Garden City - Broadwater Road West SPD Site (West), Welwyn Hatfield1.33 km · score 17
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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.