Substation · United Kingdom
Rayleigh Main Substation
Operator National Grid
In service (mapped)Data checked 12 November 2026
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Rayleigh Main Substation is a substation on the edge of Rayleigh, Essex, United Kingdom. Its status in the OpenStreetMap is in service (mapped). There are 68 other energy sites within 10 km, one of them a substation. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 118 incidents at grid sites in the United Kingdom, and 1232 worldwide.
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The site
- Technology
- Substation (400 kV substation)
- Status
- In service (mapped) (Mapped as a substation in OpenStreetMap with no disused, construction or proposed tag)
- Operator
- National Grid
- Location
- Essex, United Kingdom
View on OpenStreetMap. The larger dot is this site; the others are sites within 40 km.
Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names Rayleigh Main Substation. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
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Questions
- Has Rayleigh Main Substation had a fire or other incident?
- None is on the register as of 12 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Rayleigh Main Substation; it holds 118 incidents at grid sites in the United Kingdom.
- What is the status of Rayleigh Main Substation?
- In service (mapped), in the OpenStreetMap.
- Where is Rayleigh Main Substation?
- On the edge of Rayleigh, Essex, United Kingdom.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under the Open Database Licence (ODbL), openstreetmap.org/copyright. The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).