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Substation / 33 kV / bsp

ALTRINCHAM

SP Electricity North West / United Kingdom

Latest published values

5 served · 0 withheld

Each row is what the operator’s latest published dataset reports for one combination of direction, technology, measure, firmness and horizon. Hosting-capacity figures are indicative and reflect what operators publish. They are not a connection offer; only the operator can confirm capacity for a specific request.

Latest published capacity values, one row per series
DirectionTechnologyMeasureValueFirmnessHorizonSource date
InjectionGeneration (any)Available146.333958 MWConditionalNow (snapshot)variant: inverter_based14 Aug 2026
InjectionGeneration (any)Available48.936283 MWConditionalNow (snapshot)variant: synchronous14 Aug 2026
OfftakeLoad (any)Available46.532753 MWConditionalNow (snapshot)14 Aug 2026
OfftakeLoad (any)Available28.532753 MWFirmNow (snapshot)14 Aug 2026
BidirectionalBatteryAvailable46.532753 MWConditionalNow (snapshot)14 Aug 2026

SP Electricity North West, Heatmap Tool (CC BY 4.0) (last updated 2026-08-14)

What each value means

Methodology, both clocks, provenance and rights

Injection · Generation (any) · Available

146.333958 MW

Granted

The operator's latest published dataset reports 146.333957501 MW under methodology gb_enwl_heatmap_tool_2026.

Firmness
Conditional
Horizon
Now (snapshot) · variant: inverter_based
Methodology
gb_enwl_heatmap_tool_2026ENWL Heatmap Tool: primary and BSP headroombasis operator calculated · network state unknown · comparability class gb_enwl_heatmapNot additive across assets. The method accounts for reserved: not stated · allocated: not stated · pre-reserved: not stated · pending requests: not stated
Operator’s date
14 Aug 2026
Retrieved / confirmed
2026-09-26 02:45 UTClast confirmed unchanged 2026-10-02 08:21 UTC
Source health
Healthy
Provenance
gb_enwl_heatmap_toolrecord bsp:ALTRINCHAM · payload sha256 ab135b483225…Operator’s publication (opens the operator’s site)
Licence
CC BY 4.0Attribution: SP Electricity North West, Heatmap Tool (CC BY 4.0) (last updated 2026-08-14)
Decision context
Not binding · indicative · a formal connection study is required
Operator note: source field
Generation Headroom - N-0 -(MW) / Inverter Based

Injection · Generation (any) · Available

48.936283 MW

Granted

The operator's latest published dataset reports 48.936283186 MW under methodology gb_enwl_heatmap_tool_2026.

Firmness
Conditional
Horizon
Now (snapshot) · variant: synchronous
Methodology
gb_enwl_heatmap_tool_2026ENWL Heatmap Tool: primary and BSP headroombasis operator calculated · network state unknown · comparability class gb_enwl_heatmapNot additive across assets. The method accounts for reserved: not stated · allocated: not stated · pre-reserved: not stated · pending requests: not stated
Operator’s date
14 Aug 2026
Retrieved / confirmed
2026-09-26 02:45 UTClast confirmed unchanged 2026-10-02 08:21 UTC
Source health
Healthy
Provenance
gb_enwl_heatmap_toolrecord bsp:ALTRINCHAM · payload sha256 ab135b483225…Operator’s publication (opens the operator’s site)
Licence
CC BY 4.0Attribution: SP Electricity North West, Heatmap Tool (CC BY 4.0) (last updated 2026-08-14)
Decision context
Not binding · indicative · a formal connection study is required
Operator note: source field
Generation Headroom - N-0 -(MW) / Synchronous

Offtake · Load (any) · Available

46.532753 MW

Granted

The operator's latest published dataset reports 46.532752905 MW under methodology gb_enwl_heatmap_tool_2026.

Firmness
Conditional
Horizon
Now (snapshot)
Methodology
gb_enwl_heatmap_tool_2026ENWL Heatmap Tool: primary and BSP headroombasis operator calculated · network state unknown · comparability class gb_enwl_heatmapNot additive across assets. The method accounts for reserved: not stated · allocated: not stated · pre-reserved: not stated · pending requests: not stated
Operator’s date
14 Aug 2026
Retrieved / confirmed
2026-09-26 02:45 UTClast confirmed unchanged 2026-10-02 08:21 UTC
Source health
Healthy
Provenance
gb_enwl_heatmap_toolrecord bsp:ALTRINCHAM · payload sha256 ab135b483225…Operator’s publication (opens the operator’s site)
Licence
CC BY 4.0Attribution: SP Electricity North West, Heatmap Tool (CC BY 4.0) (last updated 2026-08-14)
Decision context
Not binding · indicative · a formal connection study is required
Operator note: source field
Demand Headroom (MW) / Non Firm

Offtake · Load (any) · Available

28.532753 MW

Granted

The operator's latest published dataset reports 28.532752905 MW under methodology gb_enwl_heatmap_tool_2026.

Firmness
Firm
Horizon
Now (snapshot)
Methodology
gb_enwl_heatmap_tool_2026ENWL Heatmap Tool: primary and BSP headroombasis operator calculated · network state unknown · comparability class gb_enwl_heatmapNot additive across assets. The method accounts for reserved: not stated · allocated: not stated · pre-reserved: not stated · pending requests: not stated
Operator’s date
14 Aug 2026
Retrieved / confirmed
2026-09-26 02:45 UTClast confirmed unchanged 2026-10-02 08:21 UTC
Source health
Healthy
Provenance
gb_enwl_heatmap_toolrecord bsp:ALTRINCHAM · payload sha256 ab135b483225…Operator’s publication (opens the operator’s site)
Licence
CC BY 4.0Attribution: SP Electricity North West, Heatmap Tool (CC BY 4.0) (last updated 2026-08-14)
Decision context
Not binding · indicative · a formal connection study is required
Operator note: source field
Demand Headroom (MW) / Firm

Bidirectional · Battery · Available

46.532753 MW

Granted

The operator's latest published dataset reports 46.532752905 MW under methodology gb_enwl_heatmap_tool_2026.

Firmness
Conditional
Horizon
Now (snapshot)
Methodology
gb_enwl_heatmap_tool_2026ENWL Heatmap Tool: primary and BSP headroombasis operator calculated · network state unknown · comparability class gb_enwl_heatmapNot additive across assets. The method accounts for reserved: not stated · allocated: not stated · pre-reserved: not stated · pending requests: not stated
Operator’s date
14 Aug 2026
Retrieved / confirmed
2026-09-26 02:45 UTClast confirmed unchanged 2026-10-02 08:21 UTC
Source health
Healthy
Provenance
gb_enwl_heatmap_toolrecord bsp:ALTRINCHAM · payload sha256 ab135b483225…Operator’s publication (opens the operator’s site)
Licence
CC BY 4.0Attribution: SP Electricity North West, Heatmap Tool (CC BY 4.0) (last updated 2026-08-14)
Decision context
Not binding · indicative · a formal connection study is required
Operator note: source field
Battery Storage Headroom N-0 -(MW)

History

Served series only

Offtake · Load (any) · Available

current 28.532753 MW

26 Sep 2026: 28.532753 MW
26 Sep 2026range 28.532753 to 28.532753 MW2 Oct 2026
1 published value, as a table
Observed fromUntilValue
26 Sep 2026current28.532753 MW

Time axis: when we observed each value, not the operator’s effective date.

Offtake · Load (any) · Available

current 46.532753 MW

26 Sep 2026: 46.532753 MW
26 Sep 2026range 46.532753 to 46.532753 MW2 Oct 2026
1 published value, as a table
Observed fromUntilValue
26 Sep 2026current46.532753 MW

Time axis: when we observed each value, not the operator’s effective date.

Injection · Generation (any) · Available

current 146.333958 MW

26 Sep 2026: 146.333958 MW
26 Sep 2026range 146.333958 to 146.333958 MW2 Oct 2026
1 published value, as a table
Observed fromUntilValue
26 Sep 2026current146.333958 MW

Time axis: when we observed each value, not the operator’s effective date.

Injection · Generation (any) · Available

current 48.936283 MW

26 Sep 2026: 48.936283 MW
26 Sep 2026range 48.936283 to 48.936283 MW2 Oct 2026
1 published value, as a table
Observed fromUntilValue
26 Sep 2026current48.936283 MW

Time axis: when we observed each value, not the operator’s effective date.

Bidirectional · Battery · Available

current 46.532753 MW

26 Sep 2026: 46.532753 MW
26 Sep 2026range 46.532753 to 46.532753 MW2 Oct 2026
1 published value, as a table
Observed fromUntilValue
26 Sep 2026current46.532753 MW

Time axis: when we observed each value, not the operator’s effective date.

Through the API

curl "https://api.gridcapacityapi.com/v1/substations/sub_06gdq6jnj9v4fbz7j492w9pqpg/capacity" \  -H "Authorization: Bearer gc_live_..."
ALTRINCHAM 33 kV substation: grid capacity (SP Electricity North West) · GridCapacity API