Substation · England, United Kingdom

Pontefract Lane 1/2

Pontefract Lane 1/2 is a substation in England, United Kingdom, connected by Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationEnglandNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorNorthern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plcNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Congestion (offtake)Limited (rag: Amber)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Congestion (feed-in)Limited (rag: Amber)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Demand headroom0 MVANorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Generation headroom1.57 MWNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Firm capacity23 MVANorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LevelPrimaryNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Fed fromLeeds EastNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Fed fromSkelton GrangeNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage11 kVNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates53.7875, -1.5099Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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Nearby

Within 50 km of this substation: 438 grid connections (220 operating, 2,184 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Battery storage 200 MW grid connection at Mercury Renewables BESS DirectGrid connection200 MWPlanned0.1 km
Gas 1.664 MW grid connection at KnostropGrid connection1.66 MWOperating0.7 km
Solar 11.5 MW grid connection at KnostropGrid connection11.5 MWPlanned0.7 km

Grid operator and place

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