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Bilbo Solar Farm
Bilbo Solar Farm is under construction in Aberdeenshire with a recorded capacity of 36.6 MW.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2019-06-26 |
| Permission granted | 2019-11-15 5 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Bilbo Solar Farm Energy Storage Battery · Under Construction | 40 | 0 km |
Land at Overside and Greenwellheads Farms Wind Onshore · Operational | 9.2 | 1.1 km |
St Fergus Moss Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 6 | 1.9 km |
St Fergus Renewable Energy Park Wind Onshore · Under Construction | 3 | 5 km |
St Fergus Renewable Energy Park Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 5 | 5 km |
St Fergus Renewable Energy Park Battery · Under Construction | — | 5 km |
Bruxiehall Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 2 | 5.6 km |
North Red Bog Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.6 | 5.8 km |
How big is Bilbo Solar Farm?
Bilbo Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 36.6 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 Bilbo Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Green Energy International. 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 Bilbo Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2019-06-26. Permission was granted on 2019-11-15, 5 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 6736.
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