Substation · the United Kingdom
Orford T1 / Padgate T1 Substation
Orford T1 / Padgate T1 Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in the United Kingdom, with 1.19 MVA of demand headroom and 3.2 MVA of generation headroom, operated by SP Manweb plc (SP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | ORFORD T1 / PADGATE T1 | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | United Kingdom | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | SP Manweb plc (SP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire licence area) | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 1.19 MVA | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 3.2 MVA | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 10 MVA | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary substation | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV (levels 33, 11 kV) | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.4052, -2.5568 | SP Energy 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: 512 grid connections (310 operating, 3,231 MW), 425 power plants (135 operating, 4,993 MW), 18 data centers and 3 gas storage facilities, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerfoot Power grid connection | Grid connection | 4.05 MW | Operating | 2.6 km |
| Latchford Lane grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Operating | 2.6 km |
| Clares Farm Close | Power plant | 2.6 MW | Cancelled | 2.8 km |
| Verizon Warrington | Data center | — | — | 3.4 km |
| Warrington Home Solar Scheme | Power plant | 5.3 MW | Operating | 3.4 km |
| Winwick Link Road, Winwick - Anaerobic Digestion Facility | Power plant | 1 MW | Planned | 3.5 km |
| Gas 16 MW grid connection at Sankey Bridges GT3 / Warrington GT5 | Grid connection | 16 MW | Operating | 3.6 km |
| Iron Mountain | Data center | — | — | 5.0 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 1551100328) | Data center | — | — | 9.5 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
1 site of land near Orford T1 / Padgate T1 has 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.
- SP Energy Networks, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Energy Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.