Substation · England, United Kingdom
Melksham GSP
Melksham 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 |
| Congestion (offtake) | None (green on the heat map) | 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 |
| Planned reinforcement | Replace the 33kV board with 40kA break / 100kA make switchgear (due Mar 2029) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.3919, -2.1504 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 424 power plants (175 operating, 1,974 MW), 330 grid connections (110 operating, 1,186 MW) and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99.9MW BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 99.9 MW | Planned | 0.7 km |
| 70MW Export grid connection | Grid connection | 80 MW | Planned | 0.7 km |
| Land at Whitley Golf Course grid connection | Grid connection | 112 MW | Planned | 0.8 km |
| Melksham Substation East Storage | Power plant | 50 MW | Operating | 0.9 km |
| Roundponds Farm Solar Park | Power plant | 13.5 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| Leechpool Farm, Norrington Battery Storage | Power plant | 13 MW | Cancelled | 1.5 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 44 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 48 km |
Grid operator and place
Upstream substation
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- Andover Primary
- Andover East Primary
- Andover Town Primary
- Barton Stacey Primary
- Hurstbourne Tarrant Primary
- Middle Wallop Primary
- Portway Primary
- Thruxton Primary
- Whitchurch Primary
- Alderton Primary
- Calne Primary
- Cocklebury Primary
- Lyneham Primary
- Malmesbury Primary
- Rowden Primary
- Sutton Benger Primary
- Tetbury Primary
- Yatton Keynell Primary
- Bruton Primary
- Codford Primary
- Crockerton Primary
- Frome Primary
- Hawkeridge Primary
- Holwell Primary
- Warminster Primary
- Westbury Primary
- Ashton Park Primary
- Bradford-On-Avon Primary
- Bromham Primary
- Corsham Primary
- Devizes Primary
- Easterton Primary
- Melksham Town Primary
- Spring Quarry West Primary
- Trowbridge Town Primary
- Marlborough South Primary
- Ramsbury Primary
- Tidworth Primary
- West Grafton Village Primary
Grid connections attached to this substation
- 70MW Export grid connection80 MW
- Forest Gate - PV grid connection40.3 MW
- Halfway House Farm grid connection104 MW
- Land at Whitley Golf Course grid connection112 MW
- Monkley Lane grid connection55.9 MW
- Sandridge Farm PV Generation grid connection37.5 MW
- Westlands Farm grid connection50 MW
- Westlands Farm grid connection50 MW
- Norrington Gate Battery 150MW grid connection150 MW
- Potterne Park Farm grid connection49.9 MW
- RY South Park Farm grid connection14.3 MW
- Snarlton Lane grid connection49.9 MW
- Solar PV and Battery 50MW Import 50MW Export grid connection50 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.
- 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.