Top contested sites — generation connection queue

Substations with the largest queue of accepted/scoping generation projects, ranked by total queued MW. Sourced from the DNO Embedded Capacity Registers and NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) register.

DNO/TO filter:

81.39 GW

Total queued

24.21 GW

Total connected

1,485

Projects (100 sites)

#	Site	DNO / TO	Type	Queued	Connected	Projects
1	Norwich400 kV	UKPN	GSP	4.21 GW	1.16 GW	22
2	Hawthorn Pit275 kV	NPG	GSP	1.99 GW	63 MW	22
3	Kingsnorth132 kV	UKPN	BSP	1.95 GW	838 MW	15
4	Ferrybridge F132 kV	NPG	BSP	1.72 GW	83 MW	20
5	Bramford132 kV	UKPN	BSP	1.69 GW	590 MW	28
6	Cockenzie275 kV	SPEN	GSP	1.66 GW	—	7
7	East Claydon132 kV	SSEN	BSP	1.63 GW	—	3
8	Drakelow132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.61 GW	—	18
9	Ninfield132 kV	UKPN	BSP	1.40 GW	21 MW	14
10	Keadby Auxiliary Supplies 45137	NPG	Unknown	1.37 GW	166 MW	21
11	Enderby132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.33 GW	57 MW	13
12	Melksham132 kV	SSEN	BSP	1.33 GW	137 MW	17
13	Pentir132 kV	SPEN	BSP	1.32 GW	125 MW	14
14	Ratcliffe On Soar33 kV	NGED	Primary	1.28 GW	—	28
15	Bolney132 kV	UKPN	BSP	1.24 GW	513 MW	18
16	Wymondley132 kV	UKPN	BSP	1.23 GW	105 MW	13
17	Bicker Fen132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.21 GW	62 MW	17
18	Lackenby275 kV	NGET	GSP	1.20 GW	—	1
19	Grimsby West132 kV	NPG	BSP	1.12 GW	147 MW	19
20	Rayleigh400 kV	UKPN	GSP	1.05 GW	260 MW	16
21	Iron Acton132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.04 GW	50 MW	31
22	Nursling132 kV	SSEN	BSP	1.03 GW	162 MW	20
23	Grendon132 kV	NGET	BSP	1.00 GW	—	1
24	Port Ham132 kV	NGED	BSP	947 MW	3.4 MW	28
25	Spennymoor400 kV	NPG	GSP	924 MW	0.6 MW	19
26	Grendon132 kV	UKPN	BSP	923 MW	3.5 MW	30
27	Pelham132 kV	UKPN	BSP	907 MW	50 MW	10
28	Keadby132 kV	NPG	BSP	892 MW	2.83 GW	6
29	Norton132 kV	NPG	BSP	873 MW	—	9
30	Berkswell132 kV	NGED	BSP	858 MW	102 MW	21
31	Padiham132 kV	ENW	BSP	850 MW	75 MW	50
32	Cellarhead132 kV	NGED	BSP	845 MW	3.3 MW	16
33	Uskmouth132 kV	NGED	BSP	838 MW	884 MW	18
34	Richborough400 kV	UKPN	GSP	817 MW	146 MW	21
35	Pembroke132 kV	NGED	BSP	811 MW	2.20 GW	12
36	Staythorpe400 kV	NGET	GSP	797 MW	1.75 GW	3
37	Cellarhead132 kV	SPEN	BSP	794 MW	55 MW	15
38	Mannington132 kV	SSEN	BSP	785 MW	161 MW	33
39	Bradford West132 kV	NPG	BSP	780 MW	37 MW	8
40	Burwell Local33 kV	UKPN	Primary	779 MW	192 MW	21
41	Thurcroft275 kV	NPG	GSP	756 MW	90 MW	15
42	Skelton Grange132 kV	NPG	BSP	756 MW	45 MW	9
43	Carrington132 kV	SPEN	BSP	737 MW	—	3
44	Coupar Angus132 kV	SSEN	BSP	720 MW	119 MW	22
45	Chickerell132 kV	SSEN	BSP	710 MW	112 MW	18
46	Exeter132 kV	NGED	BSP	709 MW	112 MW	24
47	Ironbridge66 kV	SSEN	Primary	700 MW	—	2
48	Sundon132 kV	UKPN	BSP	696 MW	433 MW	33
49	Creyke Beck132 kV	NPG	BSP	669 MW	349 MW	13
50	Minety132 kV	SSEN	BSP	660 MW	242 MW	21
51	Harker132 kV	NGET	BSP	657 MW	—	3
52	Knocknagael275 kV	SSEN_TX	GSP	650 MW	—	2
53	Saltend North132 kV	NPG	BSP	650 MW	—	6
54	Keith275 kV	SSEN	GSP	648 MW	162 MW	33
55	East Claydon132 kV	NGED	BSP	646 MW	32 MW	21
56	Abernethy132 kV	SSEN	BSP	628 MW	147 MW	26
57	Osbaldwick400 kV	NPG	GSP	602 MW	50 MW	8
58	Bishops Wood132 kV	NGED	BSP	602 MW	41 MW	22
59	Penwortham132 kV	NGET	BSP	600 MW	40 MW	2
60	Neilston132 kV	SPT	BSP	600 MW	150 MW	3
61	Peterhead275 kV	SSEN	GSP	600 MW	1.18 GW	2
62	Feckenham275 kV	NGED	GSP	595 MW	42 MW	9
63	Alverdiscott132 kV	NGED	BSP	591 MW	84 MW	20
64	Coventry132 kV	NGED	BSP	586 MW	129 MW	29
65	Northfleet East132 kV	UKPN	BSP	574 MW	41 MW	15
66	Drax132 kV	NPG	BSP	568 MW	4.02 GW	13
67	Staythorpe C132 kV	NGED	BSP	544 MW	6.7 MW	18
68	Elland275 kV	NPG	GSP	537 MW	51 MW	17
69	Bramley400 kV	NGET	GSP	530 MW	67 MW	4
70	Indian Queens Sgp132 kV	NGED	BSP	523 MW	7.1 MW	31
71	Elgin132 kV	SSEN	BSP	523 MW	—	7
72	Stella South132 kV	NPG	BSP	518 MW	—	8
73	Kintore400 kV	SSEN	GSP	517 MW	95 MW	28
74	Lunanhead132 kV	SSEN	BSP	514 MW	19 MW	20
75	Rugeley132 kV	NGED	BSP	505 MW	—	10
76	Canterbury132 kV	UKPN	BSP	502 MW	39 MW	8
77	Witney33 kV	SSEN	Primary	490 MW	52 MW	11
78	New Deer400 kV	SSEN_TX	GSP	480 MW	900 MW	2
79	Hartmoor66 kV	NPG	Primary	471 MW	50 MW	12
80	Lea Marston132 kV	NGED	BSP	465 MW	2.0 MW	14
81	Thorpe Marsh Power Station400 kV	NPG	GSP	457 MW	—	2
82	Burwell132 kV	UKPN	BSP	457 MW	100 MW	4
83	Legacy132 kV	NGET	BSP	457 MW	—	2
84	Laleham132 kV	UKPN	BSP	452 MW	5.3 MW	6
85	Penn132 kV	NGED	BSP	441 MW	50 MW	11
86	Eaton Socon400 kV	UKPN	GSP	439 MW	780 MW	10
87	Knaresborough132 kV	NPG	BSP	424 MW	—	6
88	Chesterfield132 kV	NGED	BSP	420 MW	136 MW	23
89	Fiddes132 kV	SSEN	BSP	420 MW	104 MW	25
90	Bushbury D132 kV	NGED	BSP	420 MW	9.1 MW	14
91	Royton6.6 kV	ENW	Secondary	400 MW	23 MW	16
92	Spirebush132 kV	SPT	BSP	400 MW	—	1
93	Hunterston132 kV	SPEN	BSP	400 MW	—	2
94	Cowley Local132 kV	SSEN	BSP	399 MW	0.8 MW	10
95	Capenhurst132 kV	SPEN	BSP	398 MW	375 MW	24
96	Willington132 kV	NGED	BSP	394 MW	176 MW	11
97	Coylton132 kV	SPEN	BSP	390 MW	107 MW	12
98	Wylfa132 kV	SPEN	BSP	385 MW	228 MW	15
99	Carradale132 kV	SSEN	BSP	384 MW	178 MW	20
100	Poppleton33 kV	NPG	Primary	383 MW	—	9

Showing top 100 sites by queued MW. Data from each DNO's open Embedded Capacity Register (ENA standard schema) and NESO's Transmission Entry Capacity register. Updated whenever the underlying registers are republished.