Substation · England, United Kingdom
West Boldon Substation
West Boldon Substation is a 66 kV grid supply point in England, United Kingdom, with 102 MVA of demand headroom and 306 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 | 102 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 306 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 360 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Grid supply point (GSP) | 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) | Limited (amber on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 66 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.9401, -1.4715 | 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: 295 power plants (98 operating, 3,219 MW), 275 grid connections (141 operating, 1,796 MW) and 5 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage 175 MW grid connection at West Boldon Farm BESS Direct | Grid connection | 175 MW | Planned | 0.5 km |
| West Boldon Substation - Battery Energy Storage | Power plant | 60 MW | Permitted | 0.5 km |
| Battery storage 63 MW grid connection at West Boldon BESS | Grid connection | 63 MW | Planned | 0.5 km |
| Solar 4.2 MW grid connection at Usworth | Grid connection | 4.2 MW | Operating | 1.6 km |
| Snop UK, Washington Road - Solar Panels | Power plant | 1.15 MW | Permitted | 1.6 km |
| Nissan Test Track | Power plant | 4.8 MW | Operating | 2.1 km |
| Stellium Newcastle Campus | Data center | — | — | 8.8 km |
| DXC Wynyard Data Center | Data center | — | — | 36 km |
| Lumen Technologies data center, Middlesbrough | Data center | — | — | 43 km |
Grid operator and place
Substations fed from here
Grid connections attached to this substation
- Academy of Light PV grid connection31 MW
- Solar 13.8 MW grid connection at Nissan13.8 MW
- Nissan Car Plant grid connection6 MW
- Nissan Car Plant grid connection5 MW
- Solar 3.44 MW grid connection at Nissan North3.44 MW
- Battery storage 175 MW grid connection at West Boldon Farm BESS Direct175 MW
- Battery storage 63 MW grid connection at West Boldon BESS63 MW
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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.