Substation · England, United Kingdom
Wakefield Monckton Road
Wakefield Monckton Road is a substation in England, United Kingdom, 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 | 63.4 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 132 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 117 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Bsp | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | West Melton Section 3 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | Full (rag: Red) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | Full (rag: Red) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.6662, -1.5102 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 508 grid connections (237 operating, 2,459 MW), 434 power plants (127 operating, 4,234 MW) and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waste 19 MW grid connection at Monckton Road Diesel Generation | Grid connection | 19 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Peacock Avenue grid connection | Grid connection | 1.03 MW | Planned | 2.5 km |
| Battery storage 99.9 MW grid connection at Wakefield B BESS Direct | Grid connection | 99.9 MW | Planned | 2.9 km |
| Neil Fox Way - Battery Storage | Power plant | 99.9 MW | Planned | 3.0 km |
| Neil Fox Way - Battery Storage | Power plant | 99.9 MW | Planned | 3.0 km |
| Owlers Farm, Wakefield Road - Solar Farm | Power plant | 20 MW | Permitted | 4.3 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 30 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 48 km |
Grid operator and place
Upstream substation
Grid connections attached to this substation
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.