Substation · England, United Kingdom
Watsons Rd Primary 11kV Substation
Watsons Rd Primary 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 14.4 MVA of demand headroom and 21.3 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 | 14.4 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 21.3 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 38 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 | 51.5979, -0.1126 | 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: 397 power plants (142 operating, 4,513 MW), 383 grid connections (266 operating, 2,527 MW), 140 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chequers Way grid connection | Grid connection | 2 MW | Operating | 2.3 km |
| Oil 3 MW grid connection at Hatchard Rd 11kV | Grid connection | 3 MW | Operating | 3.9 km |
| Mowlem Trading Estate grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Operating | 4.5 km |
| North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 4.6 km |
| Londonwaste Ltd | Power plant | 55 MW | Operating | 4.9 km |
| North London Heat and Power (Edmonton EcoPark Replacement) | Power plant | 70 MW | Under construction | 5.1 km |
| Enfield Biomass CHP Project | Power plant | 12 MW | Cancelled | 5.1 km |
| Ark Data Centres Meridian Park | Data center | — | — | 5.5 km |
| Soverign Data Centre - Metro Point | Data center | — | — | 6.5 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
9 sites of land near Watsons Rd Primary 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.
- 1.29 ha brownfield site at Wood Green Bus Garage, Haringey0.05 km · score 44
- 1.07 ha brownfield site at LBH Civic Centre, Haringey0.25 km · score 41
- 1.04 ha brownfield site at Morrison's Wood Green, Haringey0.22 km · score 41
- 1.32 ha brownfield site at Wood Green Library, Haringey0.36 km · score 39
- 2.04 ha brownfield site at Wood Green Cultural Quarter (South), Haringey0.42 km · score 38
- 1.37 ha brownfield site at Clarendon Square Gateway, Haringey0.48 km · score 37
- 4.59 ha brownfield site at Land at Haringey Heartlands, between Hornsey Park Road, Mayes Road0.63 km · score 35
- 4.55 ha brownfield site at Land at Haringey Heartlands Hornsey Park Road, Mayes Road, Clarendon…0.64 km · score 35
- 1.48 ha brownfield site at Park Grove and Durnsford Road, Haringey1.21 km · score 26
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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.