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Factory 9 Thorpe Road PV

Thorpe Road Factory 9 PV at Drax

Northern Powergrid Embedded Capacity Register 1MW and Over, September 2026 edition

Site, company and substation names are shown as they appear in the registers, including capitalisation.

Target energisation date: Not published by Northern Powergrid
Status: Accepted to connect
Customer: Thorpe Road Factory 9 PV
Site name: Factory 9 Thorpe Road PV
Address: Thorpe Road, Howden, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 7PA
Grid reference: Easting 475928, northing 429093
Licence area: Yorkshire (Northern Powergrid)
Grid supply point: Drax
Bulk supply point: Osgodby 3/4
Primary substation: Thorpe Road
Connection voltage: 11 kV
Technology group: Solar
Energy source 1: Solar, Photovoltaic: 4.3 MW registered
Registered capacity: 4.3 MW
Change to maximum export capacity: 4.3 MW
Change to maximum import capacity: 8.041 MW
Flexible connection: Yes
In a connection queue: Not published by Northern Powergrid
Date accepted: 3 Feb 2025
Date connected: Not stated
Distribution reinforcement reference: Not published by Northern Powergrid
Transmission reinforcement reference: Not published by Northern Powergrid
Export MPAN: Not stated
Import MPAN: Not stated
Last updated: 7 Jul 2025
Tracked since: March 2026 edition

Change history

Tracked since the March 2026 edition, across 7 editions.

Changes to its status, capacity, technology or customer, newest first.

No change to its status, capacity, technology or customer.

Also at Drax

GSP view

27 other sites at this grid supply point in the September 2026 edition, 3 of them at Thorpe Road, the same primary substation. In all, the sites here total 909 MW: 115 MW connected, 794 MW accepted to connect.

Howdens Joinery Non-Exporting GenerationHowdens Joinery Non-Exporting Generation, Gas and other fossil, Thorpe Road primaryAccepted3.56 MW
Loftsome Bridge Water WorksLoftsome Bridge Water Works, Wind, Thorpe Road primaryConnected2.47 MW
Plot A Ozone 2 PVPlot A Ozone 2 PV, Solar, Thorpe Road primaryAccepted1.8 MW
Aura PowerAura Power, Storage, Aura Power Direct primaryAccepted120 MW
Oak Energy ParkOak Energy Park, Storage, Oak Energy Park Direct primaryAccepted110.2 MW
Church Dike Lane BESSChurch Dike Lane BESS, Storage, Church Dike Lane BESS Direct primaryAccepted99.9 MW
Spring Wood HybridSpring Wood Hybrid, Solar, Spring Wood Hybrid primaryAccepted82 MW
Magazine BESSMagazine BESS, Storage, Magazine BESS Direct primaryAccepted80 MW

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