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Cockett Valley
Cockett Valley is operational in Swansea with a recorded capacity of 4 MW, and has been generating since 2017-03-29.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2014-12-05 |
| Permission granted | 2015-08-18 8 months after submission |
| Operational | 2017-03-29 19 months after consent |
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|---|---|---|
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Swansea Greener Grid Park Battery · Under Construction | — | 7.6 km |
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How big is Cockett Valley?
Cockett Valley has a recorded installed capacity of 4 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 Cockett Valley?
REPD records the operator as Renewable Developments Wales. 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 Cockett Valley approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2014-12-05. Permission was granted on 2015-08-18, 8 months later. The site became operational on 2017-03-29, 19 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 4896.
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