Substation · England, United Kingdom
West Melton / Thorpe Marsh
West Melton / Thorpe Marsh is a substation in England, United Kingdom, connected by Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) 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 (Yorkshire) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 0 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 | 360 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Gsp | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | Full (rag: Red) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | Full (rag: Red) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 132 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.5012, -1.3788 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 522 grid connections (209 operating, 2,240 MW), 485 power plants (145 operating, 4,314 MW) and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Melton Electricity Substation - Energy Storage System | Power plant | 26 MW | Permitted | 0.1 km |
| Swangate Project - Energy Storage System | Power plant | 50 MW | Permitted | 0.2 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 120 MW grid connection at West Melton Station PV Direct | Grid connection | 120 MW | Planned | 0.3 km |
| Battery storage 26 MW grid connection at Elsecar Road BESS | Grid connection | 26 MW | Planned | 0.3 km |
| Battery storage 49.9 MW grid connection at Swangate BESS Direct | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Operating | 0.3 km |
| Cranswick Convenience Foods, Valley Park Industrial Estate - Solar Panels | Power plant | 2.24 MW | Permitted | 1.9 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 34 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 45 km |
Grid operator and place
Upstream substation
- Attercliffe
- Blackburn Meadows B
- Doncaster B/Thorpe Marsh
- Doncaster Central
- Mallard Way
- Armthorpe
- Askern
- Austerfield
- Balby
- Barnburgh
- Belmont Avenue
- Bentley
- Blackburn Meadows 33/11kV
- BOC Brinsworth
- Brodsworth
- Darnall
- Greyfriars Rd
- Greyfriars Road 3/4
- Hickleton
- ICI Fibres
- Jarratt Street
- Kirk Sandall
- Mansfield Road 2
- Markham Gates
- Orgreave
- Park Street Direct
- Rawmarsh Road 1_2 Direct
- Rawmarsh Road 3_4 Direct
- Revill Lane
- Rockware
- Shirland Lane
- Stainforth
- Stoke Street
- Templeborough 33/11kV
- Thorne
- Tinsley Wire Industries
- West End Lane
- West Moor Park
- Wheatley Park
Grid connections attached to this substation
More from Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc
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- Beeston Royds 132/33kVsubstation
- Beverley 132/33kVsubstation
- Bingley 132/33kVsubstation
- Blackburn Meadows Bsubstation
- Blytonsubstation
- Bradfordsubstation
Other substations in England
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.