Substation · England, United Kingdom
Thetford Grid 33kV Substation
Thetford Grid 33kV Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 29.2 MVA of demand headroom and 49.2 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 | 29.2 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 49.2 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 | 52.4470, 0.7232 | 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: 298 power plants (107 operating, 2,557 MW), 214 grid connections (128 operating, 2,157 MW), 4 data centers and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thetford Power Station grid connection | Grid connection | 48.1 MW | Operating | 0.0 km |
| EPR Thetford Ltd | Power plant | 41.5 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| Thetford Biomass Power Station | Power plant | 38.5 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| Thetford Biomass Power Station 2 | Power plant | 40 MW | Cancelled | 1.5 km |
| Euston Estate grid connection | Grid connection | 12 MW | Operating | 9.6 km |
| Bury Road grid connection | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Operating | 11 km |
| US Air Force data center, Brandon | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| Longmarsh Green Energy | Data center | — | Planned | 36 km |
| Kings Lynn B Connection Project | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 39 km |
Grid operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.