Substation · England, United Kingdom
Old Brompton Rd B 11kV Substation
Old Brompton Rd B 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 73.8 MVA of demand headroom and 199 MVA of generation headroom, operated by London Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, London 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 | London Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, London licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 73.8 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 199 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 158 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 | 51.4869, -0.1947 | 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: 348 grid connections (252 operating, 2,306 MW), 345 power plants (128 operating, 4,231 MW), 152 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 1 transmission line and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas 1.2 MW grid connection at Old Brompton Rd B 11kV | Grid connection | 1.2 MW | Operating | 1.6 km |
| Imperial College grid connection | Grid connection | 8.75 MW | Operating | 1.9 km |
| Westfield London Shopping Centre, Ariel Way - Solar Panels | Power plant | 1 MW | Planned | 2.9 km |
| Ariel Way White City London grid connection | Grid connection | 2.2 MW | Operating | 2.9 km |
| Visa London | Data center | — | — | 3.7 km |
| WRN Broadcast | Data center | — | — | 4.8 km |
| Pegasus House, Sackville Street - Roof Mounted Solar Panels | Power plant | 2.3 MW | Cancelled | 4.8 km |
| Vision 247 | Data center | — | — | 5.5 km |
| Willesden | Power plant | 8 MW | Cancelled | 6.2 km |
Grid operator and place
Grid connections attached to this substation
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Candidate sites around this substation
4 sites of land near Old Brompton Rd B 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.
- 6.2 ha brownfield site at Earls Court Exhibition Centre and Land Bounded by Warwick Road, Kensington and Chelsea0.42 km · score 64
- 1.53 ha brownfield site at 100 West Cromwell Road, Kensington and Chelsea0.82 km · score 58
- 1.13 ha brownfield site at Homebase - 195 Warwick Road, Kensington and Chelsea1.06 km · score 54
- 1.8 ha brownfield site at Hartopp & Lannoy Site, Pellant Road, London, Hammersmith and Fulham1.23 km · score 52
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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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.