Substation · England, United Kingdom
Northwold Primary 11kV Substation
Northwold Primary 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 9.1 MVA of demand headroom and 17.6 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 | 9.1 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 17.6 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 24 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 | 52.5512, 0.5617 | 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: 320 power plants (122 operating, 2,605 MW), 208 grid connections (132 operating, 2,101 MW), 4 data centers and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmbrink Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 5.2 MW | Operating | 0.6 km |
| (ANM) Thetford Road grid connection | Grid connection | 7.5 MW | Operating | 0.6 km |
| Reaches Farm Solar Park | Power plant | 6.1 MW | Operating | 1.1 km |
| Meadow Farm solar park | Power plant | 6 MW | Operating | 1.3 km |
| Meadow Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 5 MW | Operating | 1.3 km |
| Hall Farm, West End Northwold - Solar Farm | Power plant | 10 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| US Air Force data center, Brandon | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| Longmarsh Green Energy | Data center | — | Planned | 20 km |
| Kings Lynn B Connection Project | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 23 km |
Grid operator and place
Grid connections attached to this substation
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Candidate sites around this substation
3 sites of land near Northwold 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.
- 2.29 ha brownfield site at Land On The South West Side of Lynn Road, Stoke Ferry, King's Lynn and West Norfolk4.07 km · score 9
- 1.16 ha brownfield site at Land Between Bramcote House And Village Hall, Lynn Road, Stoke Ferry, King's Lynn and West Norfolk4.02 km · score 9
- 1.04 ha brownfield site at Furlong Store, Furlong Drove, Stoke Ferry, King's Lynn and West Norfolk4.06 km · score 9
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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.