NPG North East network capacity
Northern Powergrid North East covers Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Teesside.
54,682
Sites
60,197
Busbars
27.76 GW
Queued
15.65 GW
Connected
36%
% Connected
Top sites by queued generation
| # | Site | Queued | Connected | Projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thorpe Marsh Power Station400 kV | 2.48 GW | — | 4 |
| 2 | Keadby132 kV | 1.98 GW | 2.75 GW | 89 |
| 3 | Ferrybridge B132 kV | 1.95 GW | 17 MW | 26 |
| 4 | Hawthorn Pit275 kV | 1.83 GW | 63 MW | 24 |
| 5 | Lackenby275 kV | 1.64 GW | 1.32 GW | 8 |
| 6 | Bradford West132 kV | 1.28 GW | 39 MW | 28 |
| 7 | Norton132 kV | 1.13 GW | — | 10 |
| 8 | Grimsby West132 kV | 880 MW | 148 MW | 41 |
| 9 | Spennymoor400 kV | 863 MW | 1.2 MW | 22 |
| 10 | Creyke Beck132 kV | 669 MW | 349 MW | 13 |
About this licence area
Northern Powergrid North East covers Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Teesside. We track 54,682 grid substations and 60,197 individual busbars in this licence area, with 27.76 GW of generation in the connection queue and 15.65 GW already connected. Capacity data refreshes whenever the DNO republishes its ECR or LTDS.