Substation · England, United Kingdom
Swaffham Grid 11kV Substation
Swaffham Grid 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 3.6 MVA of demand headroom and 10.8 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 | 3.6 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 10.8 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 18 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 | 52.6427, 0.7019 | 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: 297 power plants (109 operating, 2,469 MW), 184 grid connections (121 operating, 2,018 MW), 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swaffham 2 Windpark grid connection | Grid connection | 1.8 MW | Operating | 1.2 km |
| Home Farm (Swaffham) | Power plant | 12 MW | Cancelled | 1.2 km |
| Swaffham Plashes II | Power plant | 1.8 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| Swaffham 1 - Ecotech Wind Park | Power plant | 1.5 MW | Operating | 1.9 km |
| Ecotech Centre grid connection | Grid connection | 1.5 MW | Operating | 2.0 km |
| North Pickenham Windfarm grid connection | Grid connection | 14.4 MW | Operating | 2.4 km |
| Longmarsh Green Energy | Data center | — | Planned | 22 km |
| Kings Lynn B Connection Project | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 24 km |
| US Air Force data center, Brandon | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
1 site of land near Swaffham Grid 11kV has it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 5.1 ha brownfield site at Land East of Brandon Road, Swaffham, Breckland1.19 km · score 16
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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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.