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Exning
Exning is an operational 29.9 MW solar farm in East Cambridgeshire, generating since 27 March 2015. Planning permission was granted on 4 July 2014, 8 months after submission. Operator of record: Vortex (formerly Sun Edison).
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 22 October 2013 |
| Permission granted | 4 July 2014 8 months after submission |
| Operational | 27 March 2015 9 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 agricultural land.
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Operational | 50 | 3.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 4.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 49.9 | 4.6 km |
Battery · Operational | 0.66 | 4.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 49.9 | 4.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 39.5 | 5.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 28 | 7.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 29.4 | 8.4 km |
How big is Exning?
Exning has a recorded installed capacity of 29.9 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 Exning?
REPD records the operator as Vortex (formerly Sun Edison). 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 Exning approved and built?
The application was submitted on 22 October 2013. Permission was granted on 4 July 2014, 8 months later. The site became operational on 27 March 2015, 9 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 1913.
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