option 1 (twin south): two onshore double circuits south...

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1

2

3

4

Gateshead

Preston

Newcastle upon Tyne

Sunderland

Durham

Hartlepool

DarlingtonMiddlesbrough

Hexham

Penrith

Kendal

Lancaster

Ripon

Harrogate

York

Scarborough

Bridlington

Kingston upon Hull

GrimsbyDoncaster

Leeds

Manchester

Bolton

Blackburn

Blackpool

Barrow-in-Furness

Whitehaven

Workington

Kirkcudbright

Lake District

YorkshireMoors

P

E

NN

IN

ES

Solway

Firth

Liverpool

Bangor

HolyheadSheffield

Mansfield

Lincoln

Skegness

Isle of Man

IRISH SEA

Moorside

Yorkshire Dales

Sellafield

Dumfries

LockerbieMorpeth

Stranraer Carlisle

OptiOn 1 (twin SOuth): Two onshore double circuits south from Moorside

Key:

275kV ExisTing TransMission sysTEM


ExisTing subsTaTion

naTional Park

aonb

nEw subsTaTion sEarch arEa

onE 400kV DoublE circuiT connEcTion

Two 400kV DoublE circuiT connEcTions

pOintS OF ReFeRenCe:

1 harkEr

2 huTTon

3 hEyshaM

4 sTanah

5 QuErnMorE TEE

5

1

2

3

4

Gateshead

Preston

Newcastle upon Tyne

Sunderland

Durham

Hartlepool


Hexham

Penrith

Kendal

Lancaster

Ripon

Harrogate

York

Scarborough

Bridlington

Kingston upon Hull

GrimsbyDoncaster

Leeds

Manchester

Bolton

Blackburn

Blackpool

Barrow-in-Furness

Whitehaven

Workington

Kirkcudbright

Lake District

YorkshireMoors

P

E

NN

IN

ES

Solway

Firth

Liverpool

Bangor

HolyheadSheffield

Mansfield

Lincoln

Skegness

Isle of Man

IRISH SEA

Moorside

Yorkshire Dales

Sellafield

Dumfries

LockerbieMorpeth

Stranraer Carlisle

OptiOn 2 (twin SOuth): Two offshore double circuits south from Moorside

Key:



ExisTing subsTaTion

naTional Park

aonb





1 harkEr

2 huTTon

3 hEyshaM

4 sTanah

5 QuErnMorE TEE

Carlisle

5

1

2

3

4

Gateshead

Preston

Newcastle upon Tyne

Sunderland

Durham

Hartlepool

Middlesbrough

Hexham

Penrith

Kendal

Lancaster

Ripon

Harrogate

Scarborough

Bridlington

Kingston upon Hull

GrimsbyDoncaster

Leeds

Manchester

Bolton

Blackburn

Blackpool

Barrow-in-Furness

Whitehaven

Workington

Kirkcudbright

Lake District

YorkshireMoors

P

E

NN

IN

ES

Solway

Firth

Liverpool

Bangor

HolyheadSheffield

Mansfield

Lincoln

Skegness

Isle of Man

IRISH SEA

Yorkshire Dales

Sellafield

Dumfries

LockerbieMorpeth

Stranraer Carlisle

Darlington

York

Moorside

OptiOn 3 (CuMBRiA RinG): one double circuit north and one onshore double circuit south from Moorside

Key:



ExisTing subsTaTion

naTional Park

aonb





1 harkEr

2 huTTon

3 hEyshaM

4 sTanah

5 QuErnMorE TEE

Carlisle

5

1

2

3

4

Gateshead

Preston

Newcastle upon Tyne

Sunderland

Durham

Hartlepool

Middlesbrough

Hexham

Penrith

Kendal

Lancaster

Ripon

Harrogate

Scarborough

Bridlington

Kingston upon Hull

GrimsbyDoncaster

Leeds

Manchester

Bolton

Blackburn

Blackpool

Barrow-in-Furness

Whitehaven

Workington

Kirkcudbright

Lake District

YorkshireMoors

P

E

NN

IN

ES

Solway

Firth

Liverpool

Bangor

HolyheadSheffield

Mansfield

Lincoln

Skegness

Isle of Man

IRISH SEA

Yorkshire Dales

Sellafield

Dumfries

LockerbieMorpeth

Stranraer Carlisle

Darlington

York

Moorside

OptiOn 4 (CuMBRiA RinG):one double circuit north and one offshore double circuit south from Moorside

Key:



ExisTing subsTaTion

naTional Park

aonb





1 harkEr

2 huTTon

3 hEyshaM

4 sTanah

5 QuErnMorE TEE

Carlisle

5

1

2

3

4

Gateshead

Preston

Newcastle upon Tyne

Sunderland

Durham

Hartlepool

Middlesbrough

Hexham

Penrith

Kendal

Lancaster

Ripon

Harrogate

Scarborough

Bridlington

Kingston upon Hull

GrimsbyDoncaster

Leeds

Manchester

Bolton

Blackburn

Blackpool

Barrow-in-Furness

Whitehaven

Workington

Kirkcudbright

Lake District

YorkshireMoors

P

E

NN

IN

ES

Solway

Firth

Liverpool

Bangor

HolyheadSheffield

Mansfield

Lincoln

Skegness

Isle of Man

IRISH SEA

Yorkshire Dales

Sellafield

Dumfries

LockerbieMorpeth

Stranraer Carlisle

Darlington

York

Moorside

OptiOn 5 (twin nORth): Two double circuits north from Moorside and one double circuit south from carlisle (M6 corridor)

Key:



ExisTing subsTaTion

naTional Park

aonb





1 harkEr

2 huTTon

3 hEyshaM

4 sTanah

5 QuErnMorE TEE

Carlisle

7

6

5

10

9

23

4

8

1

Gateshead

Preston

Newcastle upon Tyne

Sunderland

Durham

Hartlepool

Middlesbrough

Hexham

Penrith

Kendal

Lancaster

Ripon

Harrogate

Scarborough

Bridlington

Kingston upon Hull

GrimsbyDoncaster

Leeds

Manchester

Bolton

Blackburn

Blackpool

Barrow-in-Furness

Whitehaven

Workington

Kirkcudbright

Lake District

YorkshireMoors

P

E

NN

IN

ES

Solway

Firth

Liverpool

Bangor

HolyheadSheffield

Mansfield

Lincoln

Skegness

Isle of Man

IRISH SEA

Yorkshire Dales

Sellafield

Dumfries

LockerbieMorpeth

Stranraer Carlisle

Darlington

York

Moorside

OptiOn 6 (twin nORth): Two double circuits north from Moorside; one double circuit from harker to stella west (Existing 275kV double circuit from harker to stella west taken down); upgrading existing north East 275kV network to 400kV operation.

Key:



uPgraDE ExisTing circuiTs To 400kV

275kV rouTE To bE TakEn Down

ExisTing subsTaTion

naTional Park

aonb




pOtentiAl SuBStAtiOnS tO Be upGRAded:

1 harkEr

2 FoursTonEs

3 sTElla wEsT

4 blyTh

5 TynEMouTh

6 souTh shiElDs

7 wEsT bolDon

8 oFFErTon

9 hawThorn PiT

10 norTon

Gateshead

Preston

Newcastle upon Tyne

Sunderland

Durham

Hartlepool


Hexham

Penrith

Kendal

Lancaster

Ripon

Harrogate

York

Scarborough

Bridlington

Kingston upon Hull

GrimsbyDoncaster

Leeds

Manchester

Bolton

Blackburn

Blackpool

Barrow-in-Furness

Whitehaven

Workington

Kirkcudbright

Lake District

YorkshireMoors

P

E

NN

IN

ES

Solway

Firth

Liverpool

Bangor

HolyheadSheffield

Mansfield

Lincoln

Skegness

Isle of Man

IRISH SEA

Moorside

Yorkshire Dales

Sellafield

Dumfries

LockerbieMorpeth

Stranraer Carlisle

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7

6

5

4

3

21

8

10

11

12

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17

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20

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24252627

28

29

30313233

3435

36

37

383940

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

netwORK MAp

Key:



ExisTing subsTaTion

naTional Park

aonb


SuBStAtiOn lOCAtiOnS:

1 FoursTonEs

2 sTElla wEsT

3 blyTh

4 TynEMouTh

5 souTh shiElDs

6 wEsT bolDon

7 oFFErTon

8 hawThorn PiT

9 norTon

10 sPEnnyMoor

11 harT Moor

12 harTlEPool

13 salTholME

14 ToD PoinT

15 grangETown

16 grEysTonEs

17 lackEnby

18 PoPPlETon

19 osbalDwick

20 ThornTon

21 Drax

22 Eggborough

23 FErrybriDgE

24 Monk FrysTon

25 skElTon grangE

26 kirksTall

27 braDForD wEsT

28 EllanD

29 ThorPE Marsh

30 wEsT MElTon

31 sTocksbriDgE

32 sTalybriDgE

33 souTh ManchEsTEr

34 kEarslEy

35 whiTEgaTE

36 rochDalE

37 PaDihaM

38 rainhill

39 kirkby

40 lisTEr DriVE

41 washway FarM

42 PEnworThaM

43 sTanah

44 hEyshaM

45 huTTon

46 harkEr

47 grETna

option 1 (twin south): two onshore double circuits south...

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