Substation · England, United Kingdom
Waterloo Rd 11kV Substation
Waterloo Rd 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 9.1 MVA of demand headroom and 60.1 MVA of generation headroom, operated by London Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, London 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 | London Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, London licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 9.1 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 60.1 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 58.5 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 | 11 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5703, -0.0238 | 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: 386 power plants (137 operating, 5,303 MW), 384 grid connections (267 operating, 2,614 MW), 139 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 1 transmission line and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Water Coppermills grid connection | Grid connection | 7.2 MW | Operating | 1.8 km |
| Whipps Cross Hospital grid connection | Grid connection | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2.0 km |
| Olympic Park Wind Turbine | Power plant | 2.5 MW | Cancelled | 3.6 km |
| Tata Stratford | Data center | — | — | 3.6 km |
| North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 4.1 km |
| King's Yard | Power plant | 3 MW | Operating | 4.1 km |
| Mowlem Trading Estate grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Operating | 4.3 km |
| North London Heat and Power (Edmonton EcoPark Replacement) | Power plant | 70 MW | Under construction | 4.9 km |
| Ark Data Centres Meridian Park | Data center | — | — | 5.6 km |
Grid operator and place
Grid connections attached to this substation
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Candidate sites around this substation
8 sites of land near Waterloo Rd 11kV have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 6.62 ha brownfield site at Church Road/Estate Way LSIS, Waltham Forest0.37 km · score 34
- 2.54 ha brownfield site at Lea Bridge Gasholders, Waltham Forest0.72 km · score 28
- 1.13 ha brownfield site at Lea Bridge Station Sites, Waltham Forest0.87 km · score 26
- 5.27 ha brownfield site at Low Hall Depot, Waltham Forest0.99 km · score 24
- 5.71 ha brownfield site at Auckland Road LSIS, Waltham Forest1.37 km · score 19
- 5.16 ha brownfield site at Osier Way (Bywaters Waste Site - NOF Site 7 also BEA3), Waltham Forest1.37 km · score 19
- 2.89 ha brownfield site at Oliver Road (Score Centre - Preferred options NOF 8), Waltham Forest1.4 km · score 18
- 2.83 ha brownfield site at The Score Centre, Waltham Forest1.4 km · score 18
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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.
- © 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.