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WAENFAWR T1

WAENFAWR T1 is a 33 kV primary substation in the United Kingdom, with 3.5 MVA of demand headroom and 10.2 MVA of generation headroom, operated by SP Manweb plc (SP Energy Networks, North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire licence area).

Map: where WAENFAWR T1 lies
53.1239, -4.2014 on OpenStreetMap

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.

FactValueSource
LocationUnited KingdomSP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Grid operatorSP 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 headroom3.5 MVASP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Generation headroom10.2 MVASP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Firm capacity7.5 MVASP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
LevelPrimary substationSP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Voltage33 kV (levels 33, 11 kV)SP Energy Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026
Coordinates53.1239, -4.2014SP 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: 69 power plants (26 operating, 4,651 MW), 47 grid connections (38 operating, 578 MW) and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Glyn Rhonwy Pumped StoragePower plant99.9 MWPermitted3.5 km
Glyn Rhonwy (larger version)Power plant99.9 MWCancelled4.6 km
Glyn Rhonwy grid connectionGrid connection99.9 MWPlanned4.6 km
Parciau Solar Park grid connectionGrid connection15 MWOperating5.1 km
Parciau Farm Solar ParkPower plant13.9 MWOperating5.3 km
Ferodo (Swn y Mor) grid connectionGrid connection5 MWOperating5.5 km
North Wales Wind Farms ConnectionTransmission line—Permitted49 km

Grid operator and place

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