Substation · England, United Kingdom
Stevenage Grid 33kV Substation
Stevenage Grid 33kV Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 26.9 MVA of demand headroom and 105 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 | 26.9 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 105 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 114 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 | 33 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.8978, -0.1779 | 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: 406 power plants (144 operating, 3,627 MW), 343 grid connections (226 operating, 2,095 MW), 86 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 1 AI supercomputer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 4 MW grid connection at Glaxo Primary 11kV | Grid connection | 4 MW | Operating | 2.5 km |
| Flamingo House | Power plant | 1 MW | Operating | 2.5 km |
| Cavendish Power grid connection | Grid connection | 8 MW | Operating | 3.0 km |
| Cavendish Road grid connection | Grid connection | 10 MW | Operating | 3.2 km |
| Benington Wind Farm | Power plant | 6.8 MW | Cancelled | 3.5 km |
| Swangleys Farm | Power plant | 8.5 MW | Cancelled | 3.8 km |
| Starwood House | Data center | — | — | 9.5 km |
| Hertfordshire Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 10 km |
| Colt London North Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
Grid operator and place
More from Eastern Power Networks plc
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Candidate sites around this substation
2 sites of land near Stevenage Grid 33kV have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
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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.