Substation · England, United Kingdom

Rownhams BSP

Rownhams BSP is a substation in England, United Kingdom, connected by Southern Electric Power Distribution plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationEnglandSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorSouthern Electric Power Distribution plcSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Congestion (offtake)Full (rag: Red, constraint: Substation Thermal Capacity)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Congestion (feed-in)Full (rag: Red, constraint: Upstream Thermal Capacity)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Demand headroom0 MVASSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Generation headroom0 MWSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Transformers2 x 45 / 90MVASSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LevelBspSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Fed fromNursling GSPSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage132/33 kVSSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Planned reinforcementEstablish a new Primary substation Rownhams fed from Rownhams BSP via 2 x new 33kV circuits that includes 2 x 20 / 40MVA transformers (Dec-27) Add a 3rd 90MVA transformer and replace the 33kV board with 31.5kA break / 78.8kA make switchgear (completion: Mar-30)SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates50.9499, -1.4723SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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Within 50 km of this substation: 218 grid connections (123 operating, 1,142 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
49.9MW Battery grid connectionGrid connection49.9 MWPlanned0.1 km
50MW Battery grid connectionGrid connection49.5 MWPlanned0.1 km
99.9MW BESS grid connectionGrid connection111 MWPlanned0.1 km

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