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:

356.62 GW

Total queued

11.51 GW

Total connected

2,175

Projects (100 sites)

#	Site	DNO / TO	Type	Queued	Connected	Projects
1	Alverdiscott132 kV	NGED	BSP	23.52 GW	259 MW	48
2	Keadby132 kV	NPG	BSP	12.86 GW	332 MW	49
3	Drax132 kV	NPG	BSP	10.55 GW	45 MW	39
4	Creyke Beck132 kV	NPG	BSP	9.92 GW	549 MW	35
5	Grimsby West132 kV	NPG	BSP	9.63 GW	210 MW	34
6	Norwich400 kV	UKPN	GSP	7.78 GW	1.52 GW	32
7	Pembroke132 kV	NGED	BSP	7.04 GW	24 MW	26
8	Lackenby275 kV	NGET	GSP	6.96 GW	—	5
9	West Burton132 kV	NGED	BSP	6.40 GW	64 MW	30
10	Branxton132 kV	SPT	BSP	5.96 GW	—	7
11	Hawthorn Pit275 kV	NPG	GSP	5.52 GW	125 MW	31
12	Feckenham275 kV	NGED	GSP	5.48 GW	280 MW	29
13	Grendon132 kV	UKPN	BSP	5.44 GW	412 MW	41
14	Peterhead275 kV	SSEN	GSP	5.04 GW	—	7
15	Drakelow132 kV	NGED	BSP	4.99 GW	—	34
16	New Deer400 kV	SSEN_TX	GSP	4.88 GW	—	10
17	Blyth275 kV	NPG	GSP	4.74 GW	83 MW	18
18	Swansea North132 kV	NGED	BSP	4.72 GW	306 MW	51
19	Bolney132 kV	UKPN	BSP	4.65 GW	36 MW	31
20	Bicker Fen132 kV	NGED	BSP	4.61 GW	62 MW	23
21	Enderby132 kV	NGED	BSP	4.43 GW	50 MW	23
22	Bishops Wood132 kV	NGED	BSP	4.39 GW	70 MW	35
23	Bramford132 kV	UKPN	BSP	4.38 GW	813 MW	42
24	Norton132 kV	NPG	BSP	4.35 GW	—	21
25	Kingsnorth132 kV	UKPN	BSP	4.35 GW	51 MW	23
26	East Claydon132 kV	SSEN	BSP	4.23 GW	—	7
27	Nursling132 kV	SSEN	BSP	4.12 GW	48 MW	21
28	Rugeley132 kV	NGED	BSP	4.10 GW	—	20
29	Penwortham132 kV	NGET	BSP	4.05 GW	—	7
30	Ferrybridge F132 kV	NPG	BSP	3.98 GW	165 MW	40
31	Blackhillock275 kV	SSEN_TX	GSP	3.92 GW	—	8
32	Willington132 kV	NGED	BSP	3.91 GW	310 MW	23
33	Tealing275 kV	SSEN_TX	GSP	3.77 GW	—	6
34	Warley132 kV	UKPN	BSP	3.73 GW	438 MW	29
35	Wymondley132 kV	UKPN	BSP	3.69 GW	185 MW	23
36	Bradford West132 kV	NPG	BSP	3.52 GW	163 MW	37
37	Chickerell132 kV	SSEN	BSP	3.46 GW	65 MW	20
38	Rayleigh400 kV	UKPN	GSP	3.41 GW	407 MW	25
39	Eaton Socon400 kV	UKPN	GSP	3.30 GW	82 MW	18
40	Uskmouth132 kV	NGED	BSP	3.26 GW	74 MW	30
41	Sundon132 kV	UKPN	BSP	3.25 GW	505 MW	54
42	Staythorpe400 kV	NGET	GSP	3.20 GW	—	5
43	Cellarhead132 kV	NGED	BSP	3.15 GW	3.3 MW	24
44	Kintore400 kV	SSEN	GSP	3.12 GW	94 MW	30
45	Pelham132 kV	UKPN	BSP	3.04 GW	103 MW	20
46	Thorpe Marsh275 kV	NPG	GSP	3.02 GW	—	6
47	Melksham132 kV	SSEN	BSP	3.02 GW	137 MW	23
48	Penn132 kV	NGED	BSP	2.98 GW	50 MW	20
49	Ratcliffe On Soar33 kV	NGED	Primary	2.91 GW	63 MW	39
50	Burwell132 kV	UKPN	BSP	2.88 GW	423 MW	36
51	Exeter132 kV	NGED	BSP	2.76 GW	153 MW	38
52	Spennymoor132 kV	NPG	BSP	2.74 GW	—	31
53	Thurcroft275 kV	NPG	GSP	2.70 GW	147 MW	50
54	Braintree132 kV	UKPN	BSP	2.58 GW	113 MW	12
55	Brimsdown132 kV	UKPN	BSP	2.56 GW	41 MW	10
56	Iron Acton132 kV	NGED	BSP	2.55 GW	107 MW	40
57	Port Ham132 kV	NGED	BSP	2.53 GW	28 MW	32
58	Spittal275 kV	SSEN_TX	GSP	2.52 GW	—	5
59	Neilston132 kV	SPT	BSP	2.48 GW	—	7
60	Coventry132 kV	NGED	BSP	2.39 GW	129 MW	38
61	Ironbridge132 kV	NGED	BSP	2.39 GW	32 MW	17
62	East Claydon132 kV	NGED	BSP	2.37 GW	60 MW	30
63	Heysham132 kV	NGET	BSP	2.36 GW	—	1
64	Osbaldwick132 kV	NPG	BSP	2.23 GW	100 MW	19
65	Ninfield132 kV	UKPN	BSP	2.20 GW	43 MW	19
66	Elland275 kV	NPG	GSP	2.15 GW	100 MW	14
67	Pyle132 kV	NGED	BSP	2.15 GW	138 MW	32
68	Carrington132 kV	SPEN	BSP	2.14 GW	—	4
69	Cockenzie275 kV	SPEN	GSP	2.12 GW	—	9
70	Fleet132 kV	SSEN	BSP	2.12 GW	—	8
71	Amersham132 kV	UKPN	BSP	2.08 GW	—	6
72	Harker132 kV	NGET	BSP	2.07 GW	—	9
73	Saltend North132 kV	NPG	BSP	1.99 GW	—	19
74	Staythorpe C132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.97 GW	72 MW	27
75	West Melton Section132 kV	NPG	BSP	1.94 GW	180 MW	22
76	Berkswell132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.92 GW	102 MW	24
77	Thorntonloch400 kV	SPT	GSP	1.80 GW	—	2
78	Lea Marston132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.78 GW	2.0 MW	22
79	Cellarhead132 kV	SPEN	BSP	1.78 GW	25 MW	15
80	Alyth275 kV	SSEN	GSP	1.75 GW	—	5
81	Stella South132 kV	NPG	BSP	1.74 GW	—	18
82	Cowley132 kV	SSEN	BSP	1.69 GW	95 MW	15
83	Skelton Grange132 kV	NPG	BSP	1.67 GW	90 MW	24
84	Eccles400 kV	SPEN	GSP	1.66 GW	29 MW	12
85	Shrewsbury132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.63 GW	53 MW	22
86	Strathaven275 kV	SPEN	GSP	1.57 GW	12 MW	8
87	Grendon132 kV	NGET	BSP	1.54 GW	—	3
88	Chesterfield132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.54 GW	266 MW	37
89	Hunterston132 kV	SPT	BSP	1.52 GW	—	6
90	Bushbury D132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.50 GW	48 MW	25
91	Westfield400 kV	SPEN	GSP	1.48 GW	55 MW	14
92	Aberthaw132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.46 GW	53 MW	19
93	Pentir132 kV	SPEN	BSP	1.42 GW	85 MW	14
94	Seabank132 kV	NGET	BSP	1.42 GW	—	3
95	Torness132 kV	SPEN	BSP	1.40 GW	—	2
96	Capenhurst132 kV	SPEN	BSP	1.38 GW	83 MW	20
97	Poppleton33 kV	NPG	Primary	1.34 GW	—	25
98	Fawley132 kV	SSEN	BSP	1.33 GW	454 MW	27
99	Ironbridge66 kV	SSEN	Primary	1.30 GW	—	3
100	Knaresborough132 kV	NPG	BSP	1.28 GW	—	16

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.