Data Transparency

Coverage statistics for 141,511 physical sites with 163,261 voltage-level connection points across GB distribution and transmission networks.

Network Coverage
141,511
sites · 163,261 busbars
With Coordinates
98.4%
With Gen Headroom
22.1%
published by the operator
+45.4% calculated by us as firm capacity minus connected generation, an upper bound. 67.7% combined.
With Fault Levels
6.3%

Coverage Metrics

Demand Headroom
89.9%
Switchgear Ratings
4.9%
Constraint Data
3.4%
RAG Status
2.1%

Distribution Network Operators

DNO Busbars Coords Gen Headroom Demand Headroom Fault Levels Last Updated
UKPN74,83199.4% 98.3% 98.7% 2.7% 17 Aug 2026
ENW36,290100.0% 91.5% 92.1% 0.0% 17 Aug 2026
NPG31,40697.6% 2.5% 88.3% 4.1% 17 Aug 2026
NGED11,83894.3% 4.9% 77.7% 28.5% 17 Aug 2026
SSEN5,96395.9% 15.5% 15.5% 17.3% 17 Aug 2026
SPEN2,31576.3% 65.5% 73.7% 98.7% 17 Aug 2026

Transmission Operators

Operator Busbars Coords Gen Headroom Fault Levels Last Updated
National Grid ET35898.6% 0.0% 45.8% 17 Aug 2026
SSEN Transmission163100.0% 0.0% 77.9% 17 Aug 2026
SP Transmission105100.0% 0.0% 35.2% 17 Aug 2026

Coordinate Sources

From DNO data
303,004 busbars
Matched from heatmap
2,614 busbars
Inherited from parent
1,443 busbars
From an archived DNO source (no longer published)
58 busbars

Demand Headroom Sources

native:npg-site-utilisation
26,958 busbars
native:spen-capacity-heatmap
1,613 busbars
native:ukpn-ltds-table-3b
968 busbars
SSEN Headroom Dashboard
852 busbars
native:cim-npg; native:npg-ltds-appendix-5
489 busbars
NGED Network Opportunity Map
485 busbars
NGED LTDS Table 3
419 busbars
NGED Net Opp Map → LTDS
273 busbars
native:ukpn-dfes-2026-ht
241 busbars
ENW DFES LV (modelled)
180 busbars
NPG NDP forecast snapshot
132 busbars
native:spen-historic-utilisation
87 busbars
native:cim-nged
49 busbars
native:cim-npg
45 busbars
generation-availability-and-network-capacity
42 busbars
NPG Heatmap Data
36 busbars
ENW DFES LV (monitored)
30 busbars
ENW Primary Heatmap
19 busbars
native:cim-ssen
9 busbars
native:spen-ltds-app3
4 busbars

Generation Headroom Sources

native:spen-capacity-heatmap
1,338 busbars
native:ukpn-dfes-2026-ht
854 busbars
SSEN Headroom Dashboard
852 busbars
native:cim-npg; native:npg-ltds-appendix-5
489 busbars
NGED LTDS Table 3
445 busbars
NGED Net Opp Map → LTDS
275 busbars
SPEN NSHR forecast snapshot
176 busbars
NPG NDP forecast snapshot
141 busbars
native:cim-npg
46 busbars
generation-availability-and-network-capacity
41 busbars
NPG Heatmap Data
36 busbars
ENW Primary Heatmap
19 busbars
native:cim-ssen
10 busbars
NGED Network Opportunity Map
9 busbars
native:cim-nged
7 busbars

Data Attribution

All data is sourced from the operators' official open data portals under the licences below. We aggregate, normalise and derive from it: substations are clustered into sites, records are matched across operators, and headroom and status indicators are calculated. The values presented are therefore adapted, not verbatim copies. Full attribution .

NGED
connecteddata.nationalgrid.co.uk
UKPN
ukpowernetworks.opendatasoft.com

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

NPG
northernpowergrid.opendatasoft.com

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

SPEN
spenergynetworks.opendatasoft.com
ENW
electricitynorthwest.opendatasoft.com
SSEN
data.ssen.co.uk
Statistics generated: 15 Sept 2026, 09:38Live query