Substation · England, United Kingdom
Watton Primary 11kV Substation
Watton Primary 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 2.5 MVA of demand headroom and 21.9 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 | 2.5 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 21.9 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 23.9 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 | 52.5759, 0.8158 | 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: 270 power plants (98 operating, 2,324 MW), 179 grid connections (113 operating, 1,934 MW), 2 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Cressingham, Cranswick Country Foods - Solar Array | Power plant | 1.82 MW | Cancelled | 0.9 km |
| North Pickenham Airfield | Power plant | 4 MW | Operating | 7.7 km |
| Huntingfield Solar Farm | Power plant | 4.4 MW | Operating | 7.8 km |
| North Pickenham 2 Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 4 MW | Operating | 8.1 km |
| North Pickenham Windfarm grid connection | Grid connection | 14.4 MW | Operating | 8.3 km |
| Swaffham 2 Windpark grid connection | Grid connection | 1.8 MW | Operating | 12 km |
| US Air Force data center, Brandon | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| Norwich to Tilbury | Transmission line | — | Planned | 31 km |
| Longmarsh Green Energy | Data center | — | Planned | 32 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
2 sites of land near Watton 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.
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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.