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:

199.72 GW

Total queued

2.05 GW

Total connected

667

Projects (50 sites)

#	Site	DNO / TO	Type	Queued	Connected	Projects
1	Alverdiscott400 kV	NGED	BSP	23.36 GW	84 MW	43
2	Keadby400 kV	NGET	Unknown	9.66 GW	—	11
3	Drax400 kV	NGET	Unknown	8.50 GW	—	5
4	Grimsby West400 kV	NPG	BSP	8.35 GW	130 MW	27
5	Creyke Beck400 kV	NPG	BSP	7.79 GW	250 MW	21
6	Lackenby400 kV	NGET	Unknown	6.96 GW	—	5
7	Branxton132 kV	SPT	BSP	5.96 GW	—	7
8	Pembroke400 kV	NGED	BSP	5.15 GW	—	18
9	Peterhead Shell400 kV	NGET	GSP	5.04 GW	—	7
10	East Claydon400 kV	NGED	BSP	4.77 GW	32 MW	27
11	Hawthorn Pit400 kV	NGET	Unknown	4.42 GW	—	8
12	Drakelow400 kV	NGED	BSP	4.33 GW	—	29
13	Kingsnorth400 kV	NGET	Unknown	4.24 GW	—	8
14	Penwortham275 kV	ENW	GSP	4.05 GW	—	7
15	Blyth132 kV	NGET	BSP	4.05 GW	—	5
16	Norwich Main400 kV	UKPN	BSP	3.98 GW	742 MW	10
17	Blackhillock275 kV	SSEN_TX	GSP	3.92 GW	—	8
18	Tealing275 kV	SSEN	GSP	3.77 GW	—	6
19	Bolney400 kV	NGET	Unknown	3.58 GW	—	13
20	Feckenham400 kV	NGED	Primary	3.56 GW	13 MW	16
21	West Burton400 kV	NGED	BSP	3.34 GW	4.5 MW	19
22	Chickerell400 kV	NGET	Unknown	3.34 GW	—	6
23	Staythorpe400 kV	NGET	Unknown	3.20 GW	—	5
24	Nursling400 kV	SSEN	Secondary	3.09 GW	—	7
25	Norton400 kV	NPG	Unknown	3.05 GW	—	6
26	Thorpe Marsh400 kV	NPG	Primary	3.02 GW	—	6
27	Enderby400 kV	NGED	BSP	2.95 GW	—	16
28	Wymondley400 kV	NGET	Unknown	2.76 GW	—	9
29	Kintore400 kV	SSEN_TX	GSP	2.64 GW	—	4
30	Bramford400 kV	UKPN	BSP	2.62 GW	443 MW	31
31	Cellarhead400 kV	NGED	BSP	2.54 GW	3.3 MW	22
32	Spittal275 kV	SSEN_TX	GSP	2.52 GW	—	5
33	Neilston132 kV	SPT	BSP	2.48 GW	—	7
34	Grendon400 kV	NGED	BSP	2.46 GW	3.5 MW	33
35	Willington275 kV	NGED	BSP	2.40 GW	—	17
36	Heysham400 kV	ENW	BSP	2.36 GW	—	1
37	Swansea North400 kV	NGED	BSP	2.29 GW	52 MW	29
38	Eaton Socon400 kV	NGET	Unknown	2.29 GW	—	4
39	Coxmoor Wood400 kV	SSEN	Primary	2.29 GW	30 MW	16
40	Melksham400 kV	NGED	BSP	2.21 GW	2.1 MW	9
41	Bicker Fen400 kV	NGED	BSP	2.21 GW	62 MW	19
42	Ninfield400 kV	UKPN	BSP	2.20 GW	—	15
43	Carrington400 kV	SPEN	Primary	2.14 GW	80 MW	17
44	Harker400 kV	ENW	GSP	2.07 GW	—	9
45	Uskmouth275 kV	NGED	BSP	2.07 GW	24 MW	20
46	Braintree400 kV	NGET	Unknown	2.05 GW	—	6
47	Cockenzie275 kV	SPT	GSP	2.04 GW	—	6
48	Ferrybridge A400 kV	NPG	BSP	1.95 GW	99 MW	27
49	Warley275 kV	NGET	Unknown	1.86 GW	—	11
50	Pelham400 kV	NGET	Unknown	1.83 GW	—	4

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.