Grid capacity in South West
Grid capacity overview for South West: 8,287 substations, 3.12 GW of generation in the connection queue, operated primarily by NGED.
8,287
Sites
9,165
Busbars
3.12 GW
Queued
235 MW
Connected
7%
% Connected
Top sites by queued generation
| # | Site | DNO | Queued | Connected | Projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exeter132 kV | NGED | 443 MW | 65 MW | 11 |
| 2 | Landulph132 kV | NGED | 285 MW | 46 MW | 10 |
| 3 | Taunton132 kV | NGED | 270 MW | 10 MW | 8 |
| 4 | Axminster132 kV | NGED | 219 MW | 0.5 MW | 6 |
| 5 | Bridgwater132 kV | NGED | 165 MW | 26 MW | 6 |
| 6 | East Yelland132 kV | NGED | 150 MW | — | 2 |
| 7 | Bradley Stoke132 kV | NGED | 149 MW | — | 2 |
| 8 | Fraddon132 kV | NGED | 133 MW | — | 4 |
| 9 | Churchill132 kV | NGED | 125 MW | — | 4 |
| 10 | Weston132 kV | NGED | 117 MW | — | 4 |
About South West
South West is served primarily by NGED. We track 8,287 grid substations and 9,165 individual busbars in this area, with 3.12 GW of generation currently in the connection queue and 235 MW already connected. Data is sourced from each DNO's published Embedded Capacity Register and the NESO Transmission Entry Capacity register, refreshed on each DNO publication.