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Earlseat
Earlseat is operational in Fife with a recorded capacity of 18.4 MW, and has been generating since 2014-07-30.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2010-09-17 |
| Permission granted | 2012-03-02 17 months after submission |
| Operational | 2014-07-30 29 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Diageo Biomass Energy Project Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 5.5 | 2.4 km |
Fife Energy Park - H100 Fife Hydrogen Demonstration Project Hydrogen · Under Construction | — | 4 km |
Banbeath Industrial Estate Solar Array Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 4.19 | 4.4 km |
West Strathore Solar Limited Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 4.4 km |
Skeddoway Farm Wind Turbine Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.5 | 4.9 km |
Noble Foods Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.5 | 5 km |
Middle Balbeggie Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 5 km |
Middle Balbeggie Wind Turbines Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.4 | 5.6 km |
How big is Earlseat?
Earlseat has a recorded installed capacity of 18.4 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 Earlseat?
REPD records the operator as The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG). 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 Earlseat approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2010-09-17. Permission was granted on 2012-03-02, 17 months later. The site became operational on 2014-07-30, 29 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 4363.
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