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:

73.65 GW

Total queued

21.49 GW

Total connected

1,372

Projects (100 sites)

#	Site	DNO / TO	Type	Queued	Connected	Projects
1	Norwich400 kV	UKPN	GSP	2.31 GW	420 MW	3
2	Hawthorn Pit275 kV	NPG	GSP	1.99 GW	63 MW	23
3	Ferrybridge F132 kV	NPG	BSP	1.97 GW	99 MW	28
4	Kingsnorth132 kV	UKPN	BSP	1.85 GW	813 MW	9
5	Cockenzie275 kV	SPEN	GSP	1.66 GW	—	6
6	East Claydon132 kV	SSEN	BSP	1.63 GW	—	3
7	Drakelow132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.61 GW	—	18
8	Lackenby275 kV	NPG	GSP	1.57 GW	—	5
9	Keadby Auxiliary Supplies 45137	NPG	Unknown	1.34 GW	166 MW	20
10	Enderby132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.33 GW	57 MW	13
11	Melksham132 kV	SSEN	BSP	1.33 GW	137 MW	17
12	Pentir132 kV	SPEN	BSP	1.32 GW	123 MW	12
13	Ratcliffe On Soar33 kV	NGED	Primary	1.28 GW	—	28
14	Bicker Fen132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.21 GW	62 MW	17
15	Bramford132 kV	UKPN	BSP	1.06 GW	148 MW	7
16	Iron Acton132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.04 GW	50 MW	31
17	Grendon132 kV	NGET	BSP	1.00 GW	—	1
18	Port Ham132 kV	NGED	BSP	947 MW	3.4 MW	28
19	Grendon132 kV	UKPN	BSP	923 MW	3.5 MW	30
20	Keadby132 kV	NPG	BSP	892 MW	2.83 GW	6
21	Grimsby West132 kV	NPG	BSP	880 MW	147 MW	18
22	Nursling132 kV	SSEN	BSP	871 MW	162 MW	18
23	Spennymoor400 kV	NPG	GSP	863 MW	1.2 MW	22
24	Berkswell132 kV	NGED	BSP	858 MW	102 MW	21
25	Padiham132 kV	ENW	BSP	855 MW	75 MW	51
26	Cellarhead132 kV	NGED	BSP	845 MW	3.3 MW	16
27	Uskmouth132 kV	NGED	BSP	838 MW	884 MW	18
28	Pembroke132 kV	NGED	BSP	811 MW	2.20 GW	12
29	Wymondley132 kV	UKPN	BSP	807 MW	15 MW	4
30	Staythorpe400 kV	NGET	GSP	797 MW	1.75 GW	3
31	Mannington132 kV	SSEN	BSP	785 MW	161 MW	33
32	Bradford West132 kV	NPG	BSP	780 MW	37 MW	8
33	Cellarhead132 kV	SPEN	BSP	772 MW	54 MW	12
34	Thurcroft275 kV	NPG	GSP	756 MW	90 MW	15
35	Skelton Grange132 kV	NPG	BSP	756 MW	45 MW	9
36	Saltend132 kV	NPG	BSP	742 MW	21 MW	11
37	Carrington132 kV	SPEN	BSP	737 MW	—	3
38	Coupar Angus132 kV	SSEN	BSP	720 MW	119 MW	22
39	Hartmoor66 kV	NPG	Primary	719 MW	57 MW	22
40	Chickerell132 kV	SSEN	BSP	710 MW	112 MW	18
41	Exeter132 kV	NGED	BSP	709 MW	112 MW	24
42	Ironbridge66 kV	SSEN	Primary	700 MW	—	2
43	Creyke Beck132 kV	NPG	BSP	669 MW	349 MW	13
44	Minety132 kV	SSEN	BSP	660 MW	242 MW	20
45	Harker132 kV	NGET	BSP	657 MW	—	3
46	Knocknagael275 kV	SSEN_TX	GSP	650 MW	—	2
47	Keith275 kV	SSEN	GSP	648 MW	162 MW	33
48	East Claydon132 kV	NGED	BSP	646 MW	32 MW	21
49	Abernethy132 kV	SSEN	BSP	628 MW	147 MW	26
50	Osbaldwick400 kV	NPG	GSP	602 MW	50 MW	8
51	Bishops Wood132 kV	NGED	BSP	602 MW	41 MW	22
52	Ninfield132 kV	UKPN	BSP	600 MW	—	2
53	Penwortham132 kV	NGET	BSP	600 MW	40 MW	2
54	Neilston132 kV	SPT	BSP	600 MW	150 MW	3
55	Peterhead275 kV	SSEN	GSP	600 MW	1.18 GW	2
56	Feckenham275 kV	NGED	GSP	595 MW	42 MW	9
57	Alverdiscott132 kV	NGED	BSP	591 MW	84 MW	20
58	Coventry132 kV	NGED	BSP	586 MW	129 MW	29
59	Drax132 kV	NPG	BSP	568 MW	4.02 GW	13
60	Staythorpe C132 kV	NGED	BSP	544 MW	6.7 MW	18
61	Bramley400 kV	NGET	GSP	530 MW	67 MW	4
62	Indian Queens Sgp132 kV	NGED	BSP	523 MW	7.1 MW	31
63	Elgin132 kV	SSEN	BSP	523 MW	—	7
64	Stella South132 kV	NPG	BSP	518 MW	—	8
65	Kintore400 kV	SSEN	GSP	517 MW	95 MW	28
66	Lunanhead132 kV	SSEN	BSP	515 MW	19 MW	21
67	Norton132 kV	NPG	BSP	510 MW	17 MW	13
68	Rugeley132 kV	NGED	BSP	505 MW	—	10
69	Witney33 kV	SSEN	Primary	490 MW	52 MW	11
70	Pelham132 kV	UKPN	BSP	480 MW	—	1
71	New Deer400 kV	SSEN_TX	GSP	480 MW	900 MW	2
72	Lea Marston132 kV	NGED	BSP	465 MW	2.0 MW	14
73	Thorpe Marsh Power Station400 kV	NPG	GSP	457 MW	—	2
74	Legacy132 kV	NGET	BSP	457 MW	—	2
75	Laleham132 kV	UKPN	BSP	452 MW	5.3 MW	6
76	Penn132 kV	NGED	BSP	441 MW	50 MW	11
77	Carradale132 kV	SSEN	BSP	436 MW	178 MW	21
78	Poppleton275 kV	NPG	GSP	424 MW	—	10
79	Knaresborough132 kV	NPG	BSP	424 MW	—	6
80	Chesterfield132 kV	NGED	BSP	420 MW	136 MW	23
81	Fiddes132 kV	SSEN	BSP	420 MW	104 MW	25
82	Bushbury D132 kV	NGED	BSP	420 MW	9.1 MW	14
83	Royton6.6 kV	ENW	Secondary	400 MW	23 MW	16
84	Spirebush132 kV	SPT	BSP	400 MW	—	1
85	Hunterston132 kV	SPT	BSP	400 MW	—	2
86	Cowley Local132 kV	SSEN	BSP	399 MW	0.8 MW	10
87	Willington132 kV	NGED	BSP	394 MW	176 MW	11
88	Coylton132 kV	SPEN	BSP	390 MW	108 MW	12
89	Arbroath132 kV	SSEN	BSP	376 MW	24 MW	14
90	Norton132 kV	NGET	BSP	373 MW	—	3
91	Doncaster B Thorpe Marsh66 kV	NPG	Primary	368 MW	27 MW	11
92	Monkton Mill Lane 10	NPG	Unknown	360 MW	—	2
93	Upper Boat132 kV	NGED	BSP	358 MW	11 MW	18
94	Thurso South33 kV	SSEN	Primary	355 MW	59 MW	15
95	Seabank132 kV	NGED	BSP	351 MW	1.26 GW	22
96	Hams Hall400 kV	NGET	GSP	350 MW	—	1
97	Camblesforth66 kV	NPG	Primary	350 MW	32 MW	7
98	Wylfa132 kV	SPEN	BSP	336 MW	139 MW	11
99	West Melton Thorpe Marsh132 kV	NPG	BSP	335 MW	90 MW	8
100	Norrington132 kV	SSEN	BSP	335 MW	115 MW	25

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.