Substation · England, United Kingdom
Peterborough Central 33kV Substation
Peterborough Central 33kV Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 76 MVA of demand headroom and 68.6 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 | 76 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 68.6 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 161 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 | 33 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.5675, -0.2438 | 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 | 1.3 km |
| 1 Maxwell Road grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 87850427) | Data center | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Fengate Industrial Estate | Power plant | 174 MW | Cancelled | 1.9 km |
| J S Davidson Limited, Shrewsbury Avenue - Solar PV panels | Power plant | 1.44 MW | Permitted | 2.1 km |
| (ANM) Stanground South Of Fletton Park grid connection | Grid connection | 12 MW | Planned | 2.2 km |
| (ANM) Third Drove grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 2.5 km |
| Positive Park | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
| The Horizon Centre | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
Grid operator and place
More from Eastern Power Networks plc
- Canvey Primary 11kVsubstation
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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
22 sites of land near Peterborough Central 33kV have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 105 ha brownfield site at Station West Opportunity Area Midland Road West Town Peterborough0.99 km · score 85
- 93 ha brownfield site at Station East Opportunity Area Station Road Peterborough0.82 km · score 84
- 93 ha brownfield site at Former Peterborough District Hospital Thorpe Road Peterborough1.0 km · score 81
- 89 ha brownfield site at Northminster Opportunity Area Peterborough0.98 km · score 81
- 29 ha brownfield site at 12 River Lane Peterborough PE3 6AH0.38 km · score 71
- 46 ha brownfield site at North Westgate Development Area Westgate Peterborough0.86 km · score 69
- 34 ha brownfield site at North Westgate Opportunity Area Westgate Peterborough0.86 km · score 66
- 1.5 ha brownfield site at 48-50 Jubilee Street Woodston Peterborough PE2 9PH0.43 km · score 64
- 1.4 ha brownfield site at Former Coal Yard River Lane Peterborough0.47 km · score 63
- 1.2 ha brownfield site at 28 - 30 Priestgate Peterborough PE1 1JA0.46 km · score 63
- 2.1 ha brownfield site at New Priestgate House 57 Priestgate Peterborough0.56 km · score 62
- 25 ha brownfield site at Former Peterborough District Hospital Thorpe Road Peterborough1.0 km · score 61
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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.