Substation · Groningen, Netherlands

110 kV Menterwolde Spitsbergen

110 kV Menterwolde Spitsbergen is a substation in Groningen, Netherlands, operated by TenneT.

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	Groningen	OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass) · record · ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors · checked 24 Oct 2026
Operator	TenneT	OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass) · record · ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage	110 kV	OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass) · record · ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates	53.1745, 6.8421	OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass) · record · ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How its operator compares

TenneT operates 427 of the 440 substations in the Netherlands in our data with a named owner; the most of any owner. Counts cover the substations in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.

Operator in Netherlands	Rank	Substations	Share
TenneT	1st	427	97%
ProRail	2nd	6	1.4%
DSM/Chemelot	3rd	3	0.68%
Stedin	3rd	3	0.68%
EdgeConnex	5th	2	0.45%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this substation: 283 power plants (230 operating, 9,606 MW), 283 permit notices, 24 CO2 emitters (13 operating) and 8 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
Solar Zuidbroek (Solarroofs Nederland)	Power plant	12.7 MW	Cancelled	1.6 km
Datacenter Groningen	Data center	—	—	1.7 km
Solar Sappemeer (Solarroofs Nederland)	Power plant	11.7 MW	Planned	2.0 km
Solar Sappemeer (Protium Holding)	Power plant	2.15 MW	Planned	2.2 km
Battery storage omgevingsvergunning application, Midden-Groningen (gmb-2026-302173)	Permit notice	—	—	4.3 km
Battery storage omgevingsvergunning decision, Midden-Groningen (gmb-2026-343581)	Permit notice	—	—	4.3 km
Battery storage omgevingsvergunning application, Oldambt (gmb-2025-500864)	Permit notice	—	—	5.2 km
Biomass heat Hoogezand (Waterbedrijf Groningen Duurzaam)	CO2 emitter	—	Operating	5.5 km
Electric boiler Hoogezand (P2H)	CO2 emitter	—	Operating	6.2 km

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Candidate sites around this substation

21 sites of land near 110 kV Menterwolde Spitsbergen have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.