SPEN network capacity map

Generation headroom, fault levels and the connection queue for SP Energy Networks substations, taken from SPEN's open data and shown on one map with the other five GB distribution network operators. SPEN covers Central Scotland, South Scotland, Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales.

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What SPEN publishes

2,144

Busbars at Primary and above

48%

With generation headroom

49%

With demand headroom

72%

With a fault level

Share of busbars carrying each figure in the current build. Full method on the data coverage page.

SPEN sites with the most queued generation

Site	Queued	Connected	Projects
Cockenzie	1.8 GW	0 MW	9
Pentir	1.7 GW	209 MW	25
Eccles	1.1 GW	58 MW	10
Carrington	787 MW	0 MW	4
East Kilbride	606 MW	122 MW	14
Chapelcross	528 MW	274 MW	24
Capenhurst	528 MW	501 MW	32
Kirkby	458 MW	130 MW	24
Coylton	430 MW	185 MW	21
Ince	374 MW	418 MW	23

From the Embedded Capacity Register and the NESO TEC register. The full GB list is on the connection queue page.

Other DNO capacity maps

NGED capacity map
UKPN capacity map
NPG capacity map
ENW capacity map
SSEN capacity map