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Substation · 132 kV · gsp

West Melton Section 3

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)Available304.897 MWFirmNow (snapshot)27 Jul 2026
InjectionGeneration (any)Contracted167.103 MWUnknownNow (snapshot)27 Jul 2026
OfftakeLoad (any)Available119.1131 MVAFirmNow (snapshot)27 Jul 2026
OfftakeLoad (any)Contracted28.8869 MVAUnknownNow (snapshot)27 Jul 2026
OfftakeLoad (any)Total360 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

304.897 MW

Granted

The operator's latest published dataset reports 304.897 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 West Melton Section 3 · payload sha256 04155dc2eecf…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
R
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

167.103 MW

Granted

The operator's latest published dataset reports 167.103 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 West Melton Section 3 · payload sha256 04155dc2eecf…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

119.1131 MVA

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

Granted

The operator's latest published dataset reports 119.1131 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 West Melton Section 3 · payload sha256 04155dc2eecf…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
R
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

28.8869 MVA

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

Granted

The operator's latest published dataset reports 28.8869 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 West Melton Section 3 · payload sha256 04155dc2eecf…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

360 MVA

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

Granted

The operator's latest published dataset reports 360 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 West Melton Section 3 · payload sha256 04155dc2eecf…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 304.897 MW

26 Sep 2026: 304.897 MW
26 Sep 2026range 304.897–304.897 MW26 Sep 2026
1 published value, as a table
Observed fromUntilValue
26 Sep 2026current304.897 MW

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

Offtake · Load (any) · Available

current 119.1131 MVA

26 Sep 2026: 119.1131 MVA
26 Sep 2026range 119.1131–119.1131 MVA26 Sep 2026
1 published value, as a table
Observed fromUntilValue
26 Sep 2026current119.1131 MVA

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

Injection · Generation (any) · Contracted

current 167.103 MW

26 Sep 2026: 167.103 MW
26 Sep 2026range 167.103–167.103 MW26 Sep 2026
1 published value, as a table
Observed fromUntilValue
26 Sep 2026current167.103 MW

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

Offtake · Load (any) · Contracted

current 28.8869 MVA

26 Sep 2026: 28.8869 MVA
26 Sep 2026range 28.8869–28.8869 MVA26 Sep 2026
1 published value, as a table
Observed fromUntilValue
26 Sep 2026current28.8869 MVA

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

Offtake · Load (any) · Total

current 360 MVA

26 Sep 2026: 360 MVA
26 Sep 2026range 360–360 MVA26 Sep 2026
1 published value, as a table
Observed fromUntilValue
26 Sep 2026current360 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_06gdq6ms5xvk75atm0358haq54/capacity" \  -H "Authorization: Bearer gc_live_..."
West Melton Section 3 132 kV substation: grid capacity (Northern Powergrid) · GridCapacity API