Substation · England, United Kingdom
Newmarket Primary 11kV Substation
Newmarket Primary 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 5.2 MVA of demand 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 | 5.2 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 22.3 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 | 52.2428, 0.3956 | 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: 298 power plants (129 operating, 2,476 MW), 242 grid connections (148 operating, 1,905 MW), 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ANM) Exning Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 24 MW | Planned | 2.3 km |
| Exning | Power plant | 29.9 MW | Operating | 3.1 km |
| Exning Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 24 MW | Operating | 3.6 km |
| Forest Heath Solar Farm | Power plant | 5 MW | Operating | 4.1 km |
| Site Off Fordham Road grid connection | Grid connection | 5 MW | Operating | 4.1 km |
| Sunnica Energy Farm | Power plant | — | Permitted | 4.8 km |
| Redcentric Cambridge | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| US Air Force data center, Brandon | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
| West Cambridge Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
2 sites of land near Newmarket 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.
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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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.