Substation · England, United Kingdom
Shefford Primary 11kV Substation
Shefford Primary 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 10.4 MVA of demand headroom and 21.4 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 | 10.4 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 21.4 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 22.8 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 | 52.0332, -0.3228 | 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: 441 power plants (162 operating, 3,525 MW), 256 grid connections (161 operating, 1,604 MW), 23 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW) and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 10.5 MW | Operating | 4.4 km |
| Arlesey Landfill Site | Power plant | 1.1 MW | Operating | 4.8 km |
| Arlesey Landfill Site grid connection | Grid connection | 3 MW | Operating | 4.8 km |
| Arlesey Landfill Gas (Extension) | Power plant | 2.3 MW | Operating | 5.1 km |
| Langford Solar Farm | Power plant | 13 MW | Operating | 5.1 km |
| Biggleswade Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 20.5 MW | Operating | 5.4 km |
| Starwood House | Data center | — | — | 9.8 km |
| Data center, Dunstable (OSM way 526426719) | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| Hertfordshire Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
4 sites of land near Shefford Primary 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.
- 220 ha brownfield site at RAF Henlow, Henlow, Central Bedfordshire2.56 km · score 40
- 1.1 ha brownfield site at Meppershall Nursing Home, Shefford Road, Meppershall, Central Bedfordshire1.4 km · score 19
- 2.85 ha brownfield site at Henlow Greyhound Stadium, Bedford Road, Lower Stondon, Central Bedfordshire2.89 km · score 10
- 2.3 ha brownfield site at Land North of Dawes Garage, 25 High Road, Shillington, Central Bedfordshire4.79 km · score 10
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Data on this page
- 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.