Substation · England, United Kingdom
Tadcaster
Tadcaster is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 8.81 MVA of demand headroom and 4.74 MW of generation headroom, connected by Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) 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 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 8.81 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 4.74 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 23 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary substation | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Ferrybridge B | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Bramham | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | Limited (amber on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | Limited (amber on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 11 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.8778, -1.2645 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Within 50 km of this substation: 379 grid connections (197 operating, 2,085 MW), 362 power plants (95 operating, 3,797 MW), 9 data centers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomass 1.432 MW grid connection at Tadcaster | Grid connection | 1.43 MW | Operating | 0.7 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 2.7 km |
| Warren Lane, Bramham - Battery Energy Storage | Power plant | 35 MW | Permitted | 3.6 km |
| Battery storage 35 MW grid connection at Warren Farm BESS | Grid connection | 35 MW | Planned | 3.7 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 68.4 MW grid connection at Bramham Hybrid | Grid connection | 68.4 MW | Planned | 4.9 km |
| Land off Paradise Farm | Power plant | 5 MW | Cancelled | 5.3 km |
| Hayton House Farm - Solar Farm | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Planned | 6.1 km |
| HSBC Wakefield Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
| nLighten Leeds | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
Grid operator and place
Grid connections attached to this substation
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Candidate sites around this substation
11 sites of land near Tadcaster have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 399 ha site near Tadcaster substation, North Yorkshire0.33 km · score 64
- 648 ha site near Tadcaster substation, North Yorkshire1.5 km · score 46
- 37 ha site near Tadcaster substation, North Yorkshire1.03 km · score 33
- 75 ha site near Tadcaster substation, North Yorkshire1.85 km · score 32
- 31 ha site near Tadcaster substation, North Yorkshire0.99 km · score 32
- 63 ha site near Tadcaster substation, North Yorkshire1.95 km · score 27
- 35 ha site near Tadcaster substation, North Yorkshire1.46 km · score 26
- 30 ha site near Tadcaster substation, North Yorkshire1.36 km · score 26
- 51 ha site near Tadcaster substation, North Yorkshire1.84 km · score 25
- 48 ha site near Tadcaster substation, North Yorkshire1.82 km · score 25
- 36 ha site near Tadcaster substation, North Yorkshire1.91 km · score 20
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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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © 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.