NPG network capacity map
Generation headroom, fault levels and the connection queue for Northern Powergrid substations, taken from NPG's open data and shown on one map with the other five GB distribution network operators. NPG covers North East, Yorkshire.
What NPG publishes
30,807
Busbars at Primary and above
2%
With generation headroom
90%
With demand headroom
3%
With a fault level
Share of busbars carrying each figure in the current build. Full method on the data coverage page.
NPG sites with the most queued generation
| Site | Queued | Connected | Projects |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorpe Marsh Power Station | 2.5 GW | 0 MW | 4 |
| Keadby | 2.0 GW | 2.7 GW | 89 |
| Ferrybridge B | 1.9 GW | 17 MW | 26 |
| Hawthorn Pit | 1.8 GW | 63 MW | 24 |
| Lackenby | 1.6 GW | 1.3 GW | 8 |
| Bradford West | 1.3 GW | 39 MW | 28 |
| Norton | 1.1 GW | 0 MW | 10 |
| Grimsby West | 880 MW | 148 MW | 42 |
| Spennymoor | 863 MW | 1.2 MW | 22 |
| Creyke Beck | 669 MW | 349 MW | 13 |
From the Embedded Capacity Register and the NESO TEC register. The full GB list is on the connection queue page.