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Cairnmore Solar Park
Cairnmore Solar Park is operational in Aberdeenshire with a recorded capacity of 3.8 MW, and has been generating since 2016-02-17.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2014-11-13 |
| Permission granted | 2015-02-05 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 2016-02-17 12 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Cairnmore Solar Park (extension) Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.2 | 0.2 km |
Cairnmore Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.6 | 1.1 km |
Upper Wheedlemont Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.7 | 3.3 km |
Clashindarroch Wind Onshore · Operational | 37 | 6.9 km |
Kildrummy Windfarm Wind Onshore · Operational | 18.4 | 11.9 km |
Hill of Tillymorgan (Kirkton Farm) Wind turbines Wind Onshore · Operational | 9.6 | 13.6 km |
How big is Cairnmore Solar Park?
Cairnmore Solar Park has a recorded installed capacity of 3.8 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 Cairnmore Solar Park?
REPD records the operator as GPV Rhynie. 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 Cairnmore Solar Park approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2014-11-13. Permission was granted on 2015-02-05, 3 months later. The site became operational on 2016-02-17, 12 months after consent.
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 4780.
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