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Banbeath Industrial Estate Solar Array
Banbeath Industrial Estate Solar Array is a 4.19 MW solar farm under construction in Fife. Planning permission was granted on 30 September 2022, 14 months after submission. Operator of record: RWE Renewables UK Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 13 August 2021 |
| Permission granted | 30 September 2022 14 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 5.5 | 2.1 km |
Hydrogen · Under Construction | — | 2.2 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 18.4 | 4.4 km |
Wind Offshore · Operational | 7 | 6.1 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 65 | 8.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 8.6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.5 | 9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.5 | 9.1 km |
How big is Banbeath Industrial Estate Solar Array?
Banbeath Industrial Estate Solar Array has a recorded installed capacity of 4.19 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Banbeath Industrial Estate Solar Array?
REPD records the operator as RWE Renewables UK Limited. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Banbeath Industrial Estate Solar Array approved and built?
The application was submitted on 13 August 2021. Permission was granted on 30 September 2022, 14 months later. The site is recorded as under construction and has no operational date yet.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 9500.
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