Sowerby Bridge

BSPNPG132 kV33 kV11 kV

Upstream:GSPElland· headroom can be limited upstream

At a glance

Generation headroom, free

Red

Over 20MW

Source NPG Heat Map Data - Table (firm, demand, headroom), retrieved 27 Sep 2026Highest of 3 busbarsBand free, exact MW with Pro

Other figures

Sources retrieved 15 Oct 2026
Demand headroom
██.█MW
SOWERBY BRIDGE 21 33 kV. NPG Heat Map Data - Table (firm, demand, headroom), retrieved 27 Sep 2026
Fault level
██.█kA
SOWERBY BRIDGE 21 33 kV. NPG LTDS Appendix 6 Fault Level Data
Firm capacity
██.█MVA
SOWERBY BRIDGE 21 33 kV. NPG Heat Map Data - Table (firm, demand, headroom), 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

53.70887, -1.92444

From DNO data
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Connection queue

NPG Embedded Capacity Register Part 2, retrieved 15 Oct 2026

Queued
0.3 MW
Connected
2.7 MW
Projects
20
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33 kV

1 busbar

SOWERBY BRIDGE 21 33 kV

NPG Generation Lockeddistribution
Generation headroom
██.█MW
NPG Heat Map Data - Table (firm, demand, headroom), retrieved 27 Sep 2026
Demand headroom
██.█MW
NPG Heat Map Data - Table (firm, demand, headroom), retrieved 27 Sep 2026
Firm capacity
██.█MVA
NPG Heat Map Data - Table (firm, demand, headroom), retrieved 27 Sep 2026
Fault level (3-phase)
██.█kA
NPG LTDS Appendix 6 Fault Level Data
Fault and rating detail
Make rating
██.█kA
Break rating
██.█kA

11 kV

1 busbar

Sowerby Bridge 33/11kV

NPG Generation Lockeddistribution
Generation headroom
██.█MW
NPG Heat Map Data - Table (firm, demand, headroom), retrieved 27 Sep 2026
Demand headroom
██.█MW
NPG Heat Map Data - Table (firm, demand, headroom), retrieved 27 Sep 2026
Firm capacity
██.█MVA
NPG Heat Map Data - Table (firm, demand, headroom), retrieved 27 Sep 2026
Fault level (3-phase)
██.█kA
NPG LTDS Appendix 6 Fault Level Data
Fault and rating detail
Make rating
██.█kA
Break rating
██.█kA

Other voltage levels

  • 132 kVSOWERBY BRIDGE 21 132 kV NPGNo capacity or fault data published for this busbar

Planned reinforcement

3 schemes, first in service 2033DNO Network Development Reports
SchemeDriverUpliftIn service
Replacement of 1.2km of 33kV overhead lineCondition+0.0 MVA2033
Replacement of 10km of 33kV overhead lineCondition+0.0 MVA2033
Replacement of 6.4km of 33kV overhead lineCondition+0.0 MVA2033

Data source

Network operator: Northern Powergrid. Licence: Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0

Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0 Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right [2019-]

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

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