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Cardiff Waste Water Treatment
Cardiff Waste Water Treatment is an operational 5.5 MW sewage sludge digestion plant in Cardiff, generating since 2 October 2010. Planning permission was granted on 10 December 2008, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Dwr Cymru Welsh Water.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 11 August 2008 |
| Permission granted | 10 December 2008 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 2 October 2010 22 months after consent |
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How big is Cardiff Waste Water Treatment?
Cardiff Waste Water Treatment has a recorded installed capacity of 5.5 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 Cardiff Waste Water Treatment?
REPD records the operator as Dwr Cymru Welsh Water. 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 Cardiff Waste Water Treatment approved and built?
The application was submitted on 11 August 2008. Permission was granted on 10 December 2008, 4 months later. The site became operational on 2 October 2010, 22 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 2391.
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