Substation · England, United Kingdom
Staines BSP
Staines BSP is a substation in England, United Kingdom, connected by Southern Electric Power Distribution plc.
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 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Southern Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 37.2 MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 0 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Transformers | 2 x 45 / 90MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Bsp | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Laleham GSP | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | None (green on the heat map) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | Full (red on the heat map, limited by upstream thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 132 kV (levels 132/33 kV) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned reinforcement | Add a 3rd 90MVA transformer (due Mar 2032) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4531, -0.4414 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 331 power plants (110 operating, 856 MW), 103 grid connections (55 operating, 637 MW), 1 data center and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR for Approval and Costing grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 1.3 km |
| Heathrow Airport Biomass CHP | Power plant | 1.8 MW | Operating | 1.3 km |
| Long Lane, Stanwell - Battery Energy Storage | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Permitted | 1.5 km |
| 50MW BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 1.6 km |
| Heathrow Flight Path grid connection | Grid connection | 1.15 MW | Planned | 3.7 km |
| Harlington Quarry | Power plant | 3 MW | Cancelled | 4.5 km |
| SDC M40 Campus | Data center | — | Planned | 18 km |
| North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 32 km |
Grid operator and place
Upstream substation
Grid connections attached to this substation
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.