Substation · England, United Kingdom
Peterborough Central 11kV Substation
Peterborough Central 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 12.9 MVA of demand headroom and 32.1 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 | 12.9 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 32.1 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 35.5 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 | 52.5674, -0.2422 | 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: 394 power plants (136 operating, 4,805 MW), 148 grid connections (96 operating, 1,683 MW), 6 data centers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterborough Power Station | Power plant | 245 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| 1 Maxwell Road grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Operating | 1.8 km |
| Fengate Industrial Estate | Power plant | 174 MW | Cancelled | 1.8 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 87850427) | Data center | — | — | 1.9 km |
| (ANM) Stanground South Of Fletton Park grid connection | Grid connection | 12 MW | Planned | 2.1 km |
| J S Davidson Limited, Shrewsbury Avenue - Solar PV panels | Power plant | 1.44 MW | Permitted | 2.1 km |
| (ANM) Third Drove grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 2.4 km |
| Positive Park | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
| The Horizon Centre | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
Grid operator and place
More from Eastern Power Networks plc
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- Peterborough South Grid 11kVsubstation
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- Laxfield Primary 11kVsubstation
- Fulbourn Grid 33kVsubstation
- Earlham Grid 33kVsubstation
- Hunstanton Primary 11kVsubstation
Candidate sites around this substation
11 sites of land near Peterborough Central 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.
- 68 ha brownfield site at Land At East Station Road Fletton Quays Peterborough0.26 km · score 58
- 22 ha brownfield site at Fletton Quays Land At East Station Road Peterborough0.26 km · score 44
- 13 ha brownfield site at Car Park Bishops Road Eastgate Peterborough0.49 km · score 38
- 2.1 ha brownfield site at The Garden House Minster Precincts Peterborough PE1 1XS0.68 km · score 33
- 6.1 ha brownfield site at Land To The Rear Of 142 - 148 Fletton Avenue Fletton Peterborough0.89 km · score 30
- 3.9 ha brownfield site at Sewerage Works Potters Way Fengate Peterborough0.99 km · score 28
- 1.9 ha brownfield site at NCP Car Park Brook Street Peterborough1.0 km · score 28
- 6.4 ha brownfield site at Dickens Street Car Park Dickens Street Eastfield Peterborough1.24 km · score 25
- 3.5 ha brownfield site at Coneygree Lodge Coneygree Road Stanground Peterborough1.65 km · score 18
- 8.6 ha brownfield site at Belle Vue Stables Whittlesey Road Stanground Peterborough1.77 km · score 17
- 1.8 ha brownfield site at The Heron Southfields Drive Stanground Peterborough PE2 8QB2.15 km · score 13
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.