Substation · England, United Kingdom
Soham Primary 11kV Substation
Soham Primary 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 8.6 MVA of demand 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 | 8.6 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 | 52.3260, 0.3417 | 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: 339 power plants (142 operating, 3,988 MW), 254 grid connections (158 operating, 2,574 MW), 6 data centers and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Off Great Drove grid connection | Grid connection | 29.4 MW | Operating | 1.0 km |
| Adj Mill Drove grid connection | Grid connection | 10 MW | Operating | 1.1 km |
| Triangle Solar Farm Park | Power plant | 12 MW | Operating | 1.5 km |
| Bracks Farm | Power plant | 28 MW | Operating | 1.5 km |
| North Angle Farm | Power plant | 29.4 MW | Under construction | 1.6 km |
| Rookery Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 5 MW | Operating | 2.5 km |
| US Air Force data center, Brandon | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
| Redcentric Cambridge | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| West Cambridge Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
7 sites of land near Soham 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.
- 10 ha brownfield site at Downfield Farm Fordham Road Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AH, East Cambridgeshire0.63 km · score 31
- 11 ha brownfield site at Land To Rear Of 81 - 111 Brook Street Soham Cambridgeshire, East Cambridgeshire0.77 km · score 29
- 1.34 ha brownfield site at Eastern Gateway East Fen Common Soham Ely CB7 5JJ, East Cambridgeshire1.26 km · score 20
- 1.34 ha brownfield site at Eastern Gateway, East Fen Common, Soham, East Cambridgeshire1.26 km · score 20
- 4.12 ha brownfield site at Station Rd Soham Ely CB7 5DZ, East Cambridgeshire1.38 km · score 18
- 8.66 ha brownfield site at Scotsdale Garden Centre, Market Street, Fordham, East Cambridgeshire (gb-bf-1712414)3.29 km · score 10
- 8.66 ha brownfield site at Scotsdale Garden Centre, Market Street, Fordham, East Cambridgeshire (gb-bf-1722174)3.29 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.