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Substation · 33 kV · gsp

South Shields

Northern Powergrid · 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)Available90.096 MWFirmNow (snapshot)27 Jul 2026
InjectionGeneration (any)Contracted0.904 MWUnknownNow (snapshot)27 Jul 2026
OfftakeLoad (any)Available34.165 MVAFirmNow (snapshot)27 Jul 2026
OfftakeLoad (any)Contracted17.835 MVAUnknownNow (snapshot)27 Jul 2026
OfftakeLoad (any)Total100 MVAFirmNow (snapshot)27 Jul 2026

Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data (last updated 2026-07-27)

What each value means

Methodology, both clocks, provenance and rights

Injection · Generation (any) · Available

90.096 MW

Granted

The operator's latest published dataset reports 90.096 MW under methodology gb_npg_heatmap_2026.

Firmness
Firm
Horizon
Now (snapshot)
Methodology
gb_npg_heatmap_2026Northern Powergrid heat-map data: thermal headroombasis operator calculated · network state unknown · comparability class gb_npg_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
27 Jul 2026
Retrieved / confirmed
2026-09-26 02:45 UTClast confirmed unchanged 2026-09-26 02:45 UTC
Source health
Healthy
Provenance
gb_npg_heatmaprecord South Shields · payload sha256 583fa6caf907…Operator’s publication (opens the operator’s site)
Licence
Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0Attribution: Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data (last updated 2026-07-27)
Decision context
Not binding · indicative · a formal connection study is required
Operator note: gen voltage constraint
Data Not Available
Operator note: genconstraint
Red - Fault Level
Operator note: gsp hm constraint manual
G
Operator note: rag colour
red
Operator note: source field
genhr
Operator note: upgenconst
NGET
Operator note: worst case constraint gen colour
Red

Injection · Generation (any) · Contracted

0.904 MW

Granted

The operator's latest published dataset reports 0.904 MW under methodology gb_npg_heatmap_2026.

Firmness
Unknown
Horizon
Now (snapshot)
Methodology
gb_npg_heatmap_2026Northern Powergrid heat-map data: thermal headroombasis operator calculated · network state unknown · comparability class gb_npg_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
27 Jul 2026
Retrieved / confirmed
2026-09-26 02:45 UTClast confirmed unchanged 2026-09-26 02:45 UTC
Source health
Healthy
Provenance
gb_npg_heatmaprecord South Shields · payload sha256 583fa6caf907…Operator’s publication (opens the operator’s site)
Licence
Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0Attribution: Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data (last updated 2026-07-27)
Decision context
Not binding · indicative · a formal connection study is required
Operator note: source field
gentot

Offtake · Load (any) · Available

34.165 MVA

Published in MVA; no MW figure is derived from it.

Granted

The operator's latest published dataset reports 34.165 MVA under methodology gb_npg_heatmap_2026.

Firmness
Firm
Horizon
Now (snapshot)
Methodology
gb_npg_heatmap_2026Northern Powergrid heat-map data: thermal headroombasis operator calculated · network state unknown · comparability class gb_npg_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
27 Jul 2026
Retrieved / confirmed
2026-09-26 02:45 UTClast confirmed unchanged 2026-09-26 02:45 UTC
Source health
Healthy
Provenance
gb_npg_heatmaprecord South Shields · payload sha256 583fa6caf907…Operator’s publication (opens the operator’s site)
Licence
Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0Attribution: Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data (last updated 2026-07-27)
Decision context
Not binding · indicative · a formal connection study is required
Operator note: dem voltage constraint
Data Not Available
Operator note: demconstraint
Red - Fault Level
Operator note: gsp hm constraint manual
G
Operator note: rag colour
red
Operator note: source field
demhr
Operator note: updemconst
NGET
Operator note: worst case constraint dem colour
Red

Offtake · Load (any) · Contracted

17.835 MVA

Published in MVA; no MW figure is derived from it.

Granted

The operator's latest published dataset reports 17.835 MVA under methodology gb_npg_heatmap_2026.

Firmness
Unknown
Horizon
Now (snapshot)
Methodology
gb_npg_heatmap_2026Northern Powergrid heat-map data: thermal headroombasis operator calculated · network state unknown · comparability class gb_npg_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
27 Jul 2026
Retrieved / confirmed
2026-09-26 02:45 UTClast confirmed unchanged 2026-09-26 02:45 UTC
Source health
Healthy
Provenance
gb_npg_heatmaprecord South Shields · payload sha256 583fa6caf907…Operator’s publication (opens the operator’s site)
Licence
Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0Attribution: Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data (last updated 2026-07-27)
Decision context
Not binding · indicative · a formal connection study is required
Operator note: source field
demtot

Offtake · Load (any) · Total

100 MVA

Published in MVA; no MW figure is derived from it.

Granted

The operator's latest published dataset reports 100 MVA under methodology gb_npg_heatmap_2026.

Firmness
Firm
Horizon
Now (snapshot)
Methodology
gb_npg_heatmap_2026Northern Powergrid heat-map data: thermal headroombasis operator calculated · network state unknown · comparability class gb_npg_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
27 Jul 2026
Retrieved / confirmed
2026-09-26 02:45 UTClast confirmed unchanged 2026-09-26 02:45 UTC
Source health
Healthy
Provenance
gb_npg_heatmaprecord South Shields · payload sha256 583fa6caf907…Operator’s publication (opens the operator’s site)
Licence
Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0Attribution: Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data (last updated 2026-07-27)
Decision context
Not binding · indicative · a formal connection study is required
Operator note: source field
firm_cap

History

Served series only

Injection · Generation (any) · Available

current 90.096 MW

26 Sep 2026: 90.096 MW
26 Sep 2026range 90.096–90.096 MW26 Sep 2026
1 published value, as a table
Observed fromUntilValue
26 Sep 2026current90.096 MW

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

Offtake · Load (any) · Available

current 34.165 MVA

26 Sep 2026: 34.165 MVA
26 Sep 2026range 34.165–34.165 MVA26 Sep 2026
1 published value, as a table
Observed fromUntilValue
26 Sep 2026current34.165 MVA

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

Injection · Generation (any) · Contracted

current 0.904 MW

26 Sep 2026: 0.904 MW
26 Sep 2026range 0.904–0.904 MW26 Sep 2026
1 published value, as a table
Observed fromUntilValue
26 Sep 2026current0.904 MW

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

Offtake · Load (any) · Contracted

current 17.835 MVA

26 Sep 2026: 17.835 MVA
26 Sep 2026range 17.835–17.835 MVA26 Sep 2026
1 published value, as a table
Observed fromUntilValue
26 Sep 2026current17.835 MVA

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

Offtake · Load (any) · Total

current 100 MVA

26 Sep 2026: 100 MVA
26 Sep 2026range 100–100 MVA26 Sep 2026
1 published value, as a table
Observed fromUntilValue
26 Sep 2026current100 MVA

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

Through the API

curl "https://api.gridcapacityapi.com/v1/substations/sub_06gdq6mrfhs5z9dycck2hsrhv4/capacity" \  -H "Authorization: Bearer gc_live_..."
South Shields 33 kV substation: grid capacity (Northern Powergrid) · GridCapacity API