Substation · England, United Kingdom
Malton
Malton is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 7.6 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 | 7.6 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 | 32 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary substation | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Malton Grid | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Osbaldwick | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | None (green 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 | 11 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.1419, -0.7968 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this substation and its grid operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its headroom, congestion and the land around it, and an introduction to the grid operator.
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Within 50 km of this substation: 195 grid connections (88 operating, 1,155 MW), 187 power plants (47 operating, 3,233 MW) and 3 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Showfield Lane | Power plant | 5 MW | Permitted | 0.4 km |
| Gas 2.5 MW grid connection at Malton | Grid connection | 2.5 MW | Operating | 1.9 km |
| Windmill Farm Solar Farm (Old Malton) | Power plant | 30.4 MW | Permitted | 2.5 km |
| Windmill Farm Solar Farm (Old Malton) | Power plant | 12.6 MW | Permitted | 2.5 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 61.9 MW grid connection at Harmony BESS | Grid connection | 61.9 MW | Planned | 2.6 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 99.8 MW grid connection at Birdstall Estate Hybrid | Grid connection | 99.8 MW | Planned | 4.1 km |
| Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project | Transmission line | — | Planned | 37 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 41 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 45 km |
Grid operator and place
Grid connections attached to this substation
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Candidate sites around this substation
9 sites of land near Malton have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 152 ha site near Malton substation, North Yorkshire0.4 km · score 62
- 115 ha site near Malton substation, North Yorkshire1.34 km · score 48
- 35 ha site near Malton substation, North Yorkshire0.7 km · score 36
- 28 ha site near Malton substation, North Yorkshire (INSPIRE polygon 55843128)1.24 km · score 26
- 28 ha site near Malton substation, North Yorkshire (INSPIRE polygon 30998004)1.33 km · score 25
- 53 ha site near Malton substation, North Yorkshire1.92 km · score 23
- 27 ha site near Malton substation, North Yorkshire1.47 km · score 22
- 47 ha site near Malton substation, North Yorkshire1.92 km · score 21
- 28 ha site near Malton substation, North Yorkshire (INSPIRE polygon 59376482)1.68 km · score 19
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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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.