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:

81.25 GW

Total queued

25.67 GW

Total connected

1,409

Projects (100 sites)

#	Site	DNO / TO	Type	Queued	Connected	Projects
1	Norwich132 kV	UKPN	BSP	3.87 GW	1.16 GW	16
2	East Claydon132 kV	NGED	GSP	2.60 GW	27 MW	6
3	Thorpe Marsh Power Station400 kV	NPG	Customer or generator site	2.48 GW	—	4
4	Drakelow132 kV	NGED	GSP	2.27 GW	—	8
5	Keadby132 kV	NPG	GSP	1.98 GW	2.75 GW	89
6	Kingsnorth132 kV	UKPN	BSP	1.95 GW	879 MW	17
7	Ferrybridge B132 kV	NPG	GSP	1.95 GW	17 MW	26
8	Hawthorn Pit275 kV	NPG	GSP	1.83 GW	63 MW	24
9	Cockenzie275 kV	SPEN	GSP	1.80 GW	—	9
10	Pentir132 kV	SPEN	BSP	1.68 GW	209 MW	25
11	Lackenby275 kV	NPG	GSP	1.64 GW	1.32 GW	8
12	Walpole Gis132 kV	UKPN	BSP	1.49 GW	865 MW	26
13	Cellarhead132 kV	NGED	GSP	1.29 GW	20 MW	9
14	Harker	NGET	GSP	1.28 GW	—	4
15	Bradford West132 kV	NPG	GSP	1.28 GW	39 MW	28
16	Legacy	NGET	GSP	1.26 GW	—	3
17	Staythorpe	NGET	GSP	1.24 GW	1.75 GW	4
18	Enderby132 kV	NGED	GSP	1.14 GW	57 MW	6
19	Norton132 kV	NPG	GSP	1.13 GW	—	10
20	Ninfield132 kV	UKPN	BSP	1.11 GW	185 MW	13
21	Eccles400 kV	SPEN	GSP	1.05 GW	58 MW	10
22	Fiddlers Ferry	NGET	GSP	1.05 GW	—	4
23	Melksham132 kV	NGED	GSP	1.02 GW	2.1 MW	4
24	Bicker Fen132 kV	NGED	GSP	1.01 GW	62 MW	10
25	Bolney132 kV	UKPN	BSP	916 MW	973 MW	16
26	Chickerell132 kV	SSEN	GSP	910 MW	112 MW	20
27	Grimsby West132 kV	NPG	BSP	880 MW	148 MW	41
28	Nursling132 kV	SSEN	GSP	871 MW	162 MW	18
29	Spennymoor400 kV	NPG	GSP	863 MW	1.2 MW	22
30	Pelham132 kV	UKPN	BSP	822 MW	50 MW	8
31	Melksham132 kV	SSEN	GSP	812 MW	137 MW	15
32	Bramford132 kV	UKPN	BSP	789 MW	590 MW	24
33	Carrington132 kV	SPEN	BSP	787 MW	—	4
34	Willington132 kV	NGED	GSP	775 MW	14 MW	6
35	Mannington132 kV	SSEN	GSP	771 MW	161 MW	32
36	Knocknagael275 kV	SSEN_TX	GSP	750 MW	—	3
37	Coupar Angus132 kV	SSEN	GSP	720 MW	119 MW	22
38	Richborough132 kV	UKPN	BSP	718 MW	146 MW	19
39	Blackhillock275 kV	SSEN_TX	GSP	711 MW	200 MW	5
40	Ironbridge132 kV	NGED	GSP	700 MW	—	2
41	Rayleigh132 kV	UKPN	BSP	699 MW	260 MW	12
42	Creyke Beck132 kV	NPG	GSP	669 MW	349 MW	13
43	Minety132 kV	SSEN	GSP	660 MW	242 MW	20
44	Penwortham	NGET	GSP	657 MW	60 MW	4
45	Osbaldwick400 kV	NPG	GSP	656 MW	50 MW	9
46	Skelton Grange132 kV	NPG	BSP	656 MW	45 MW	9
47	Drax132 kV	NPG	Primary	650 MW	4.02 GW	10
48	Saltend North132 kV	NPG	GSP	650 MW	—	6
49	Keith275 kV	SSEN	GSP	650 MW	162 MW	34
50	Abernethy132 kV	SSEN	GSP	628 MW	147 MW	26
51	Pembroke132 kV	NGED	GSP	620 MW	2.20 GW	6
52	Iron Acton132 kV	NGED	GSP	613 MW	—	16
53	East Kilbride33 kV	SPEN	Primary	606 MW	122 MW	14
54	Hunterston East400 kV	SPT	GSP	600 MW	—	3
55	Neilston132 kV	SPT	BSP	600 MW	50 MW	3
56	Bramley	NGET	GSP	594 MW	67 MW	6
57	Thurcroft66 kV	NPG	GSP	528 MW	90 MW	18
58	Chapelcross33 kV	SPEN	Primary	528 MW	274 MW	24
59	Capenhurst132 kV	SPEN	BSP	528 MW	501 MW	32
60	Elgin132 kV	SSEN	GSP	523 MW	—	7
61	Stella South132 kV	NPG	BSP	518 MW	—	8
62	Kintore400 kV	SSEN	GSP	517 MW	95 MW	28
63	Ratcliffe On Soar33 kV	NGED	BSP	510 MW	—	8
64	Kilmarnock South275 kV	SPT	GSP	500 MW	300 MW	2
65	Strathaven275 kV	SPT	GSP	500 MW	—	1
66	Witney132 kV	SSEN	BSP	490 MW	52 MW	11
67	Hartmoor66 kV	NPG	GSP	479 MW	57 MW	21
68	Poppleton33 kV	NPG	Primary	476 MW	—	11
69	Feckenham66 kV	NGED	GSP	475 MW	42 MW	5
70	Kirkby132 kV	SPEN	BSP	458 MW	130 MW	24
71	Berkswell132 kV	NGED	GSP	456 MW	45 MW	7
72	Laleham132 kV	UKPN	GSP	452 MW	5.3 MW	6
73	Exeter132 kV	NGED	BSP	443 MW	65 MW	11
74	Lunanhead132 kV	SSEN	GSP	440 MW	19 MW	20
75	Wymondley132 kV	UKPN	BSP	437 MW	105 MW	11
76	Carradale132 kV	SSEN	GSP	436 MW	178 MW	21
77	Sundon132 kV	UKPN	BSP	433 MW	479 MW	34
78	Coylton132 kV	SPEN	BSP	430 MW	185 MW	21
79	Knaresborough132 kV	NPG	GSP	424 MW	—	6
80	Fiddes132 kV	SSEN	GSP	420 MW	104 MW	25
81	Blyth132 kV	NPG	GSP	413 MW	837 MW	13
82	Rugeley132 kV	NGED	Switching station	406 MW	—	8
83	Spirebush132 kV	SPT	BSP	400 MW	—	1
84	Fife Services Facility275 kV	SPT	GSP	400 MW	—	2
85	Hams Hall	NGET	GSP	400 MW	—	2
86	Cowley Local132 kV	SSEN	BSP	399 MW	0.8 MW	10
87	Burwell Local33 kV	UKPN	Primary	399 MW	221 MW	19
88	Berryburn275 kV	SSEN	GSP	389 MW	95 MW	9
89	Arbroath132 kV	SSEN	GSP	376 MW	24 MW	14
90	Tilbury	NGET	GSP	375 MW	343 MW	3
91	Ince132 kV	SPEN	BSP	374 MW	418 MW	23
92	Wylfa132 kV	SPEN	BSP	372 MW	277 MW	21
93	Doncaster B Thorpe Marsh66 kV	NPG	Primary	368 MW	27 MW	12
94	Thurso South33 kV	SSEN	GSP	355 MW	59 MW	15
95	Camblesforth66 kV	NPG	Primary	350 MW	37 MW	8
96	West Melton Thorpe Marsh132 kV	NPG	BSP	335 MW	90 MW	8
97	Corby132 kV	NGED	BSP	335 MW	—	8
98	Norrington132 kV	SSEN	BSP	335 MW	115 MW	25
99	East Kilbride South33 kV	SPEN	Primary	334 MW	239 MW	24
100	Dounreay275 kV	SSEN	Primary	328 MW	115 MW	11

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. Supported by National Energy SO Open Data. Attribution and licences