Substation · England, United Kingdom
Thornton
Thornton is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 9.95 MVA of demand headroom and 26.1 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 | 9.95 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 26.1 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 | Bradford West | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Holmfield | 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 | 53.7925, -1.8320 | 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: 438 grid connections (232 operating, 2,111 MW), 323 power plants (91 operating, 963 MW), 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage 99.9 MW grid connection at Allerton Road BESS Direct | Grid connection | 99.9 MW | Planned | 1.8 km |
| Gas 1.5 MW grid connection at Four Lane Ends | Grid connection | 1.5 MW | Operating | 2.6 km |
| Bradford West Substation (Harrop Edge Farm) | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Under construction | 2.6 km |
| Old Allen Road, Wilsden - Battery Energy Storage System | Power plant | 99.9 MW | Planned | 2.6 km |
| Bradford West, Harrop Lane, Wilsden - Battery Storage | Power plant | 100 MW | Cancelled | 2.7 km |
| Battery storage 100 MW grid connection at Peat Dyke Farm BESS Direct | Grid connection | 100 MW | Planned | 2.8 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 403124345) | Data center | — | — | 9.9 km |
| Lloyds Banking Group Copley | Data center | — | — | 10.0 km |
| Redcentric Elland Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 11 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. 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.