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Applied
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What applied mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?ScreeningUK-CAM-ELN-01Updated 11 Sep 2026
Sutton, Ely, Cambridgeshire · United Kingdom
Elean Power Station
A compact biomass-generation site with an established industrial footprint and a traceable operating-company route in Cambridgeshire.
DPOWER EVIDENCEInfrastructure context only
Public-source references4
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POWER STUDY
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What the power evidence establishes
The site-specific connection scope has not been established for Elean Power Station.
Power classDNo qualifying rung
No same-scope, dated import-MVA rung has document-seen or better verification. Nearby infrastructure, IT MW and marketing claims cannot upgrade the class.
The class describes published documentary evidence at its stated date. It does not prove current contractual rights, transferability or an energisation date.
Class describes evidence maturity. Public records do not prove current contractual rights, transferable capacity or an energisation date. This record has not received a complete power study review.
Read the rules and verification levels01
Capacity ladder and evidence
Each rung is a separate MVA claim for its stated site or phase. A missing rung is unknown.
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Offered
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What offered mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?03
Accepted / contracted
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What accepted or contracted mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?04
Energised
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What energised mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?02
Conflicts and scope comparisons
No conflicting pair is recorded. This does not establish that all public statements have been reconciled.
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United Kingdom grid context
Network publications frame the claim. They do not allocate capacity to this site.
No country context entries have been linked to this site. Applicable policy, capacity information and reinforcement dependencies need review.
Country coverage: prepared sources; site-level research not extended. View all country sources and refresh schedules.
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Derived energisation window
Earliest plausible yearUnknown
Latest plausible yearUnknown
The observed inputs do not establish a bounded delivery range. Open bounds stay unknown.
Rule
Use only a same-scope, dated, document-verified capacity rung and an applicable duration to energisation published by the observed site operator. The named process operator and a named source publisher must match that operator. Earliest year is the maximum of stage date plus minimum duration and each evidenced readiness constraint. Latest year is the maximum of stage date plus maximum duration and each published upper constraint only when every required input is bounded. An offer-processing duration is excluded. A missing required input leaves the affected bound unknown; no padding or contractual delivery promise is inferred.
No observed inputs establish this result.
Dependencies driving the range
- Connection-dependent reinforcement scope and completion dates: unknown.
- Grid-works planning status and programme: unknown.
- Applicable connection-policy conditions and programme: unknown.
What the earliest case requires
- Connection-dependent reinforcement scope and completion dates introduces no later constraint than the earliest case; this remains unverified.
- Grid-works planning status and programme introduces no later constraint than the earliest case; this remains unverified.
- Applicable connection-policy conditions and programme introduces no later constraint than the earliest case; this remains unverified.
Missing inputs leave the range open
- A dated, document-verified import-MVA rung for the assessed scope.
- An applicable duration from the evidenced stage to energisation, published by and matched to the observed site operator, rather than an offer-processing target.
- Connection-dependent reinforcement scope and completion dates
- Grid-works planning status and programme
- Applicable connection-policy conditions and programme
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Indicative HV and connection capex
Unknown
Rule and scope
Sum each published complete scope quantity multiplied by the matching published benchmark minimum and maximum. Configuration, voltage, route type, unit, country applicability, currency and explicit price base year must match. No assumed route length, transformer count, exchange rate, inflation, fee uplift or partial index is inserted. The result is an indicative benchmark band, not an operator quotation or contractual connection charge.
No observed inputs establish this result.
Scope questions
- Obtain a published complete connection scope with voltage, configuration and measured quantities.
- Establish that every necessary connection-work component is included in the published scope.
- Identify network and customer works, upstream reinforcement, land and wayleaves, taxes, fees, securities, contingency and the price base.
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Alternatives and policy exposure
Behind-the-meter generation
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What behind-the-meter generation is evidenced, and at what scope?Planning / policy requirement
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Does the applicable planning or connection policy require behind-the-meter generation?Battery storage
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What battery storage is evidenced, and at what scope?Planning / policy requirement
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Does the applicable planning or connection policy require battery storage?Private wire
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What a private wire is evidenced, and at what scope?Planning / policy requirement
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Does the applicable planning or connection policy require a private wire?Gas
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What gas supply or generation is evidenced, and at what scope?Planning / policy requirement
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Does the applicable planning or connection policy require gas supply or generation?Connection claim against current policy
Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Does the published connection claim meet the policy applicable to its application date, location and agreement status?07
Open questions for a Reality Check
Generated from unknown fields, missing derivation inputs and unresolved evidence. The questions identify the documents or specialist checks needed next.
60 questions to resolve
- Which TSO or DSO is responsible for this demand connection?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What is the operator-confirmed connection substation or circuit?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What voltage level is specified for the demand connection?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What are the evidenced site and connection-point coordinates, and their calculated straight-line distance?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What grid route length is published, and for which circuit?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What applied mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What is the effective date of the applied connection evidence?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which buildings or phases does the applied connection evidence cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What evidence level can be supported for capacityLadder.applied?
Verification has not been established.
- What offered mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What is the effective date of the offered connection evidence?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which buildings or phases does the offered connection evidence cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What evidence level can be supported for capacityLadder.offered?
Verification has not been established.
- What accepted or contracted mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What is the effective date of the accepted connection evidence?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which buildings or phases does the accepted connection evidence cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What evidence level can be supported for capacityLadder.accepted?
Verification has not been established.
- What energised mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What is the effective date of the energised connection evidence?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which buildings or phases does the energised connection evidence cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What evidence level can be supported for capacityLadder.energised?
Verification has not been established.
- What connection agreement type and current status are documented?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Does the agreement impose phased import-capacity limits?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What flexibility or curtailment obligations apply?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What on-site generation obligations apply?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What securities are required, posted and still valid?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What connection longstop or milestone dates apply?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What is the published IT load in MW?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- On what electrical basis is the IT load in MW stated?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which phase or campus does the IT load in MW cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What is the published facility load in MW?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- On what electrical basis is the facility load in MW stated?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which phase or campus does the facility load in MW cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What is the published import capacity in MVA?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- On what electrical basis is the import capacity in MVA stated?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which phase or campus does the import capacity in MVA cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What operator-published connection-to-energisation duration applies to this site and connection stage?
An application-to-offer processing target is not an energisation duration.
- Which reinforcements does the connection depend on, and what dates are published?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which grid works require planning, and what is their current consent status and dated programme?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which connection-policy conditions apply, and when could they be satisfied?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What complete connection scope is published: bays, stations, voltage, circuits, route lengths and underground or overhead configuration?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Is the published connection scope complete enough to match every component to a sourced benchmark?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What behind-the-meter generation is evidenced, and at what scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Does the applicable planning or connection policy require behind-the-meter generation?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What battery storage is evidenced, and at what scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Does the applicable planning or connection policy require battery storage?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What a private wire is evidenced, and at what scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Does the applicable planning or connection policy require a private wire?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- What gas supply or generation is evidenced, and at what scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Does the applicable planning or connection policy require gas supply or generation?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Does the published connection claim meet the policy applicable to its application date, location and agreement status?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
- Which checked country-grid sources and location-specific constraints apply to this connection?
No country-context relationship has been established for this record.
- Identify network and customer works, upstream reinforcement, land and wayleaves, taxes, fees, securities, contingency and the price base.
Connection-cost scope question.
- Resolve the energisation input: A dated, document-verified import-MVA rung for the assessed scope.
This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.
- Resolve the energisation input: An applicable duration from the evidenced stage to energisation, published by and matched to the observed site operator, rather than an offer-processing target.
This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.
- Resolve the energisation input: Connection-dependent reinforcement scope and completion dates
This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.
- Resolve the energisation input: Grid-works planning status and programme
This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.
- Resolve the energisation input: Applicable connection-policy conditions and programme
This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.
- Obtain a published complete connection scope with voltage, configuration and measured quantities.
This scope or reference gap prevents a complete indicative connection capex band.
- Establish that every necessary connection-work component is included in the published scope.
This scope or reference gap prevents a complete indicative connection capex band.
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Potential supply · MVAUnknown
Not established
Secured importNot verifiedConnection rights not evidenced
A site-specific demand connection or evidenced supply assessment is still needed.
MVA is the apparent electrical power at the supply connection. Substation voltage, generation ratings and IT-load scenarios do not establish the supply available to this parcel.
OriginReverse originatedHow the opportunity entered the pipeline
Market exposureMarketing not verifiedOwner appetite not established
VerificationIndependently corroboratedCurrent highest evidence status
AccessPublic researchLinked sources have their own access and reuse terms
AZ marketAdjacent AZ marketExact parcel inclusion unverified
EXECUTIVE VERDICT
A credible site to screen, not a confirmed land opportunity. The permitted 7.7 ha footprint and generation connection are useful context, while title, current operation, owner appetite and import capacity all remain unresolved.
Why it is interesting nowThe environmental permit provides unusually specific land, process and ecology evidence, making it possible to test the site on facts rather than treating a power-station label as proof of suitability.
What could stop itA former generator can be well connected for export without having sufficient import capacity for a data centre. That distinction remains unresolved.
BUYER-FIT TEST
Scenario screen · verification outstanding
Screened against a 20 MW IT, 12-acre requirement with power needed by 2029.
IT load20–23 MW
UNVERIFIED20 MW minimum · within screening assumption
Land7.7 ha permitted
UNVERIFIED12 acres minimum · within screening assumption
Power date2028–29 indicative
UNVERIFIEDRequired by 2029 · within screening assumption
CLOUD REGION & AVAILABILITY ZONES
Adjacent to an established AZ market
Provider regions are matched to their published location. They do not disclose the boundaries or addresses of physical availability zones.
Adjacent AZ market
Cambridgeshire sits outside the providers' published London location, but within the wider UK market served by three established, multi-zone cloud regions.
Provider records checked 12 Sep 2026AWSEurope (London)
AZ supporteu-west-2Published locationLondon / United Kingdom
Site relationshipAdjacent UK market
Microsoft AzureUK South
AZ supportuksouthPublished locationLondon
Site relationshipAdjacent UK market
Google CloudLondon
AZ supporteurope-west2Published locationLondon, England
Site relationshipAdjacent UK market
Exact AZ status: Not publicly verifiable. Public provider material identifies regions and logical zones, not a parcel-level zone boundary. Confirm latency, fibre path and hyperscaler requirements directly during diligence.
DUE-DILIGENCE ASSESSMENT
Six factors that drive the decision
Evidence is separated into supported statements and open questions. This is a research assessment, not a vendor, utility or planning commitment.
Power deliverabilityConditional
ConditionalThe permitted 38 MWe export plant evidences a grid connection, not capacity available to import for a data-centre load.
What is supported
114 MWth / 38 MWe permitted generation plant
Established electrical infrastructure context
What remains open
Firm import capacity
Connection rights and reinforcement scope
Credible energisation programme
Land and controlConditional
ConditionalThe permit identifies a 7.7 ha industrial site, but title and net developable platform are not established.
What is supported
7.7 ha permitted boundary
Operating-company route visible in public records
What remains open
Freehold title and exact ownership
Net developable area
Owner appetite and retained operations
Planning and environmentEvidence gap
Evidence gapThe industrial use helps, but the low-lying site and proximity to internationally protected habitats need early review.
What is supported
Most of the site sits about 8 m below surrounding land
Ouse Washes designations lie approximately 1.7–2.0 km away
What remains open
Data-centre planning pathway
Flood and drainage resilience
Ecology, noise and generator limits
Fibre and connectivityEvidence gap
Evidence gapRegional connectivity is plausible but no diverse carrier routes have been evidenced.
What is supported
Accessible regional location
What remains open
Two physically diverse fibre routes
Carrier capacity
Route costs
Delivery and programmeConditional
ConditionalExisting industrial access may help, but operational status, ground level and power work could drive the programme.
What is supported
Existing access and developed site context
What remains open
Operational separation or demolition scope
Long-lead connection works
Flood-resilient platform and logistics
Commercial routeConditional
ConditionalThe permit operator is identifiable, but the property owner and any land-release intention are not.
What is supported
EPR Ely Ltd company and control records
Permit-operator route established
What remains open
Freehold owner
Availability and price
Transaction structure and residual liabilities
HARD-STOP REGISTER
Issues that override the score
A high aggregate score does not neutralise a fundamental constraint.
No network confirmation of import capacity
Low-lying platform, drainage and ecology screening outstanding
Title, current operation and owner appetite not confirmed
EVIDENCE REGISTER
Sources behind the assessment
Open each record to check the source and the limits of what it supports.
SourceTypeChecked
Environmental permitEnvironment Agency
PrimaryPermitted boundary, plant rating, site levels, process and protected-habitat context.
Company recordCompanies House
PrimaryPermit-operator company and filing record; not proof of property title or current operation.
Persons with significant controlCompanies House
PrimaryPublic ownership route used for initial counterparty research.
Sutton neighbourhood planEast Cambridgeshire District Council
PrimaryLocal planning and land-use context; not a data-centre consent.
CHANGE HISTORY
What has moved
Ownership route refreshed
Corporate registry and control records rechecked.
Planning context added
Local plan evidence linked to the site record.
Power assumption qualified
Generation history retained as context; import capacity marked unconfirmed.