Substation · England, United Kingdom
Sheerness 6.6kV Substation
Sheerness 6.6kV Substation is a 6.6 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 7.2 MVA of demand headroom and 16.7 MVA of generation headroom, operated by South Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, South 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 | South Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, South East England licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 7.2 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 16.7 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 16 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 | 6.6 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4372, 0.7491 | 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: 357 power plants (145 operating, 7,370 MW), 281 grid connections (186 operating, 2,859 MW), 10 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brielle Way Generation grid connection | Grid connection | 16 MW | Operating | 0.1 km |
| Port Of Sheerness Windfarm 8559 grid connection | Grid connection | 10 MW | Operating | 0.1 km |
| Port of Sheerness Wind Farm (was Lappel Bank) | Power plant | 8.2 MW | Operating | 0.7 km |
| Power Station Road, Isle Of Grain - Battery Energy Storage | Power plant | 249 MW | Permitted | 2.5 km |
| Cowstead Battery Storage grid connection | Grid connection | 49 MW | Operating | 2.7 km |
| Grain | Power plant | 1,404 MW | Operating | 2.7 km |
| Sota Datacentre | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| CityFibre Cabinets | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
| CustodianDC Maidstone | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
Grid operator and place
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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.