Substation · England, United Kingdom
Warkworth
Warkworth is a 20 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 12.9 MVA of demand headroom and 0 MW of generation headroom, connected by Northern Powergrid (Northeast) 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 (Northeast) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 12.9 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 0 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 30 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 | Linton | 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) | Full (red on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 20 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.3462, -1.6573 | 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: 114 power plants (34 operating, 876 MW), 95 grid connections (49 operating, 908 MW) and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quotient Sciences, Taylor Drive - Solar PV Panel Array | Power plant | 4 MW | Permitted | 6.3 km |
| North Steads Wind Farm | Power plant | 18.5 MW | Operating | 9.2 km |
| Wind 18.5 MW grid connection at Widdrington Steads Windfarm | Grid connection | 18.5 MW | Operating | 10 km |
| Wind 8.2 MW grid connection at Widdrington Church Windfarm | Grid connection | 8.2 MW | Operating | 11 km |
| Sisters | Power plant | 8.2 MW | Operating | 11 km |
| Generation 2 MW grid connection at Linton 66/20kV | Grid connection | 2 MW | Operating | 13 km |
| Stellium Newcastle Campus | Data center | — | — | 38 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
21 sites of land near Warkworth have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 171 ha site near Warkworth substation, Northumberland0.0 km · score 73
- 114 ha site near Warkworth substation, Northumberland0.45 km · score 66
- 226 ha site near Warkworth substation, Northumberland0.73 km · score 62
- 108 ha site near Warkworth substation, Northumberland0.94 km · score 59
- 203 ha site near Warkworth substation, Northumberland1.66 km · score 48
- 105 ha site near Warkworth substation, Northumberland1.75 km · score 47
- 124 ha site near Warkworth substation, Northumberland1.8 km · score 46
- 27 ha site near Warkworth substation, Northumberland0.24 km · score 46
- 131 ha site near Warkworth substation, Northumberland1.84 km · score 45
- 122 ha site near Warkworth substation, Northumberland1.89 km · score 45
- 94 ha site near Warkworth substation, Northumberland1.63 km · score 45
- 69 ha site near Warkworth substation, Northumberland1.21 km · score 44
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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.