Botley Wood

GSPSSENNGET132 kV33 kV

At a glance

Generation headroom, free

Red

No headroom

Source SSEN Headroom Dashboard Data, March 2026, retrieved 27 Sep 2026Highest of 3 busbarsBand free, exact MW with Pro

Other figures

Sources retrieved 14 Oct 2026
Demand headroom
██.█MVA
BOTLEY WOOD 33 kV. SSEN Headroom Dashboard Data, March 2026, retrieved 27 Sep 2026
Fault level
██.█kA
BOTLEY WOOD 132 kV. SSEN Headroom Dashboard Data, March 2026
Firm capacity
██.█MVA
BOTLEY WOOD 33 kV. SSEN LTDS Table 3 firm capacity (SEPD + SHEPD, newest edition), retrieved 27 Sep 2026

Highest figure across the site's 3 busbars; fault level is the busbar nearest its break rating. Each busbar is listed below.

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Location

50.88393, -1.23059

From DNO data
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Connection queue

SSEN ECR Part 1, 1 MW and 50 kW registers (files), retrieved 14 Oct 2026

Queued
277 MW
Connected
50 MW
Projects
7
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132 kV

1 busbar

BOTLEY WOOD 132 kV

SSEN Generation Lockeddistribution
Fault level (3-phase)
██.█kA
SSEN Headroom Dashboard Data, March 2026

Not published for this busbar: generation headroom, demand headroom, firm capacity.

GSP export limitGSP group
██.█MW
Winter. SSEN GSP Technical Limits (CSV), retrieved 27 Sep 2026
GSP import limitGSP group
██.█MW
Solar Min. SSEN GSP Technical Limits (CSV), retrieved 27 Sep 2026
Fault and rating detail
Fault level (1-phase)
██.█kA
Break rating
██.█kA

33 kV

1 busbar

BOTLEY WOOD 33 kV

SSEN Generation Lockeddistribution
Generation headroom
██.█MW
SSEN Headroom Dashboard Data, March 2026, retrieved 27 Sep 2026
Demand headroom
██.█MVA
SSEN Headroom Dashboard Data, March 2026, retrieved 27 Sep 2026
Firm capacity
██.█MVA
SSEN LTDS Table 3 firm capacity (SEPD + SHEPD, newest edition), retrieved 27 Sep 2026
Fault level (3-phase)
██.█kA
SSEN Headroom Dashboard Data, March 2026
Fault and rating detail
Break rating
██.█kA

Other voltage levels

  • Voltage not statedBotley Wood NGETNot openly published by NESO

Planned reinforcement

2 schemes, first in service 2036DNO Network Development Reports
SchemeDriverUpliftIn service
Demand reinforcement at Botley Wood (NSHR expected in-service date 2036)Capacity2036
Generation reinforcement at Botley Wood (NSHR expected in-service date 2036)Capacity2036

Data source

Distribution operator: Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks. Licence: CC BY 4.0

Transmission owner: National Grid Electricity Transmission. Licence: NESO Open Data Licence

Supported by National Energy SO Open Data

Derived from publicly available DNO and TSO datasets: we cluster, merge and calculate from the published records, so these figures are modified from the source. Indicative only; verify directly with the operators before making connection decisions. Attribution and licences