Substation · Scotland, United Kingdom
Heathfield Substation
Heathfield Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 13.3 MVA of demand headroom, operated by SP Distribution plc (SP Energy Networks, South and Central Scotland 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 | HEATHFIELD | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Scotland | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | SP Distribution plc (SP Energy Networks, South and Central Scotland licence area) | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 13.3 MVA | SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 21 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 | 55.0934, -3.5838 | 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: 210 power plants (55 operating, 1,921 MW) and 83 grid connections (48 operating, 768 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locharmoss Solar PV and BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 9.96 MW | Planned | 2.3 km |
| Kellwood BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 40.1 MW | Planned | 2.7 km |
| Kellwood Road - Battery Storage | Power plant | 40 MW | Permitted | 2.7 km |
| Dargavel Biomass grid connection | Grid connection | 6.5 MW | Operating | 2.7 km |
| Dargavel | Power plant | 7.2 MW | Closed | 2.8 km |
| Harestanes South Windfarm Extension | Power plant | 45 MW | Planned | 2.9 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
7 sites of land near Heathfield have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 2.69 ha brownfield site at Edinburgh Road Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway0.4 km · score 37
- 2.47 ha brownfield site at Tinwald Downs Road Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway0.95 km · score 29
- 2.38 ha brownfield site at Tinwald Downs Road Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway1.08 km · score 27
- 2.92 ha brownfield site at Catherinefield Road Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway1.21 km · score 25
- 2.15 ha brownfield site at Tinwald Downs Road Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway1.35 km · score 23
- 7.12 ha brownfield site at Catherinefield Road Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway1.56 km · score 21
- 1.21 ha brownfield site at Catherine Field Road Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway1.91 km · score 15
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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.
- SP Energy Networks, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Energy Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.