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:

352.72 GW

Total queued

13.29 GW

Total connected

2,194

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	12.75 GW	332 MW	51
3	Drax132 kV	NPG	BSP	9.97 GW	20 MW	35
4	Grimsby West132 kV	NPG	BSP	9.20 GW	260 MW	36
5	Creyke Beck132 kV	NPG	BSP	8.60 GW	499 MW	31
6	Norwich400 kV	UKPN	GSP	8.33 GW	1.52 GW	33
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	Bolney132 kV	UKPN	BSP	5.97 GW	520 MW	38
11	Branxton132 kV	SPT	BSP	5.96 GW	—	7
12	Feckenham275 kV	NGED	GSP	5.48 GW	280 MW	29
13	Hawthorn Pit275 kV	NPG	GSP	5.46 GW	125 MW	32
14	Grendon132 kV	UKPN	BSP	5.36 GW	412 MW	39
15	Peterhead275 kV	SSEN	GSP	5.04 GW	—	7
16	Drakelow132 kV	NGED	BSP	4.99 GW	—	34
17	New Deer400 kV	SSEN_TX	GSP	4.88 GW	—	10
18	Swansea North132 kV	NGED	BSP	4.72 GW	306 MW	51
19	Kingsnorth132 kV	UKPN	BSP	4.71 GW	93 MW	27
20	Blyth275 kV	NPG	GSP	4.62 GW	83 MW	19
21	Bicker Fen132 kV	NGED	BSP	4.61 GW	62 MW	23
22	Enderby132 kV	NGED	BSP	4.43 GW	50 MW	23
23	Norton132 kV	NPG	BSP	4.41 GW	—	22
24	Bishops Wood132 kV	NGED	BSP	4.39 GW	70 MW	35
25	East Claydon132 kV	SSEN	BSP	4.23 GW	—	7
26	Nursling132 kV	SSEN	BSP	4.12 GW	48 MW	21
27	Rugeley132 kV	NGED	BSP	4.10 GW	—	20
28	Penwortham132 kV	NGET	BSP	4.05 GW	—	7
29	Bramford132 kV	UKPN	BSP	4.00 GW	866 MW	38
30	Blackhillock275 kV	SSEN_TX	GSP	3.92 GW	—	8
31	Willington132 kV	NGED	BSP	3.91 GW	310 MW	23
32	Wymondley132 kV	UKPN	BSP	3.88 GW	185 MW	25
33	Tealing275 kV	SSEN_TX	GSP	3.77 GW	—	6
34	Eaton Socon400 kV	UKPN	GSP	3.77 GW	82 MW	17
35	Ferrybridge F132 kV	NPG	BSP	3.74 GW	165 MW	40
36	Walpole Gis132 kV	UKPN	BSP	3.62 GW	879 MW	15
37	Rayleigh400 kV	UKPN	GSP	3.58 GW	481 MW	27
38	Ninfield132 kV	UKPN	BSP	3.56 GW	213 MW	24
39	Chickerell132 kV	SSEN	BSP	3.46 GW	65 MW	20
40	Uskmouth132 kV	NGED	BSP	3.26 GW	74 MW	30
41	Staythorpe400 kV	NGET	GSP	3.20 GW	—	5
42	Cellarhead132 kV	NGED	BSP	3.15 GW	3.3 MW	24
43	Kintore400 kV	SSEN	GSP	3.12 GW	94 MW	30
44	Thorpe Marsh275 kV	NGET	GSP	3.02 GW	—	6
45	Melksham132 kV	SSEN	BSP	3.02 GW	137 MW	23
46	Penn132 kV	NGED	BSP	2.98 GW	50 MW	20
47	Warley132 kV	UKPN	BSP	2.97 GW	491 MW	26
48	Pelham132 kV	UKPN	BSP	2.97 GW	103 MW	18
49	Ratcliffe On Soar33 kV	NGED	Primary	2.91 GW	63 MW	39
50	Exeter132 kV	NGED	BSP	2.76 GW	153 MW	38
51	Iron Acton132 kV	NGED	BSP	2.55 GW	107 MW	40
52	Port Ham132 kV	NGED	BSP	2.53 GW	28 MW	32
53	Thurcroft275 kV	NPG	GSP	2.53 GW	147 MW	48
54	Spittal275 kV	SSEN_TX	GSP	2.52 GW	—	5
55	Neilston132 kV	SPT	BSP	2.48 GW	—	7
56	Coventry132 kV	NGED	BSP	2.39 GW	129 MW	38
57	Ironbridge132 kV	NGED	BSP	2.39 GW	32 MW	17
58	East Claydon132 kV	NGED	BSP	2.37 GW	60 MW	30
59	Heysham132 kV	NGET	BSP	2.36 GW	—	1
60	Bradford West132 kV	NPG	BSP	2.29 GW	125 MW	33
61	Northfleet East132 kV	UKPN	BSP	2.26 GW	61 MW	25
62	Braintree132 kV	UKPN	BSP	2.26 GW	113 MW	10
63	Sundon132 kV	UKPN	BSP	2.22 GW	337 MW	44
64	Pyle132 kV	NGED	BSP	2.15 GW	138 MW	32
65	Carrington132 kV	SPEN	BSP	2.14 GW	—	4
66	Cockenzie275 kV	SPEN	GSP	2.12 GW	—	9
67	Fleet132 kV	SSEN	BSP	2.12 GW	—	8
68	Osbaldwick400 kV	NPG	GSP	2.08 GW	100 MW	20
69	Harker132 kV	NGET	BSP	2.07 GW	—	9
70	Spennymoor400 kV	NPG	GSP	2.02 GW	—	33
71	Burwell132 kV	UKPN	BSP	2.02 GW	53 MW	10
72	Seabank132 kV	NGED	BSP	2.00 GW	138 MW	31
73	Staythorpe C132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.97 GW	72 MW	27
74	Berkswell132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.92 GW	102 MW	24
75	Thorntonloch400 kV	SPT	GSP	1.80 GW	—	2
76	Lea Marston132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.78 GW	2.0 MW	22
77	Cellarhead132 kV	SPEN	BSP	1.78 GW	25 MW	15
78	Saltend North132 kV	NPG	BSP	1.78 GW	—	16
79	Alyth275 kV	SSEN	GSP	1.75 GW	—	5
80	Cowley132 kV	SSEN	BSP	1.69 GW	95 MW	15
81	Eccles400 kV	SPEN	GSP	1.66 GW	29 MW	12
82	Shrewsbury132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.63 GW	53 MW	22
83	Sellindge132 kV	UKPN	BSP	1.62 GW	352 MW	17
84	Elland275 kV	NPG	GSP	1.60 GW	100 MW	12
85	Strathaven275 kV	SPEN	GSP	1.57 GW	12 MW	8
86	Grendon132 kV	NGET	BSP	1.54 GW	—	3
87	Chesterfield132 kV	NGED	BSP	1.54 GW	266 MW	37
88	Hunterston132 kV	SPEN	BSP	1.52 GW	—	6
89	Skelton Grange132 kV	NPG	BSP	1.52 GW	90 MW	21
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	Torness132 kV	SPEN	BSP	1.40 GW	—	2
95	Capenhurst132 kV	SPEN	BSP	1.38 GW	83 MW	20
96	West Melton Thorpe Marsh132 kV	NPG	BSP	1.36 GW	180 MW	24
97	Fawley132 kV	SSEN	BSP	1.33 GW	454 MW	27
98	Richborough400 kV	UKPN	GSP	1.32 GW	95 MW	31
99	Ferrybridge A66 kV	NPG	Primary	1.31 GW	32 MW	17
100	Ironbridge66 kV	SSEN	Primary	1.30 GW	—	3

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.