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Iron Mountain Building
Iron Mountain Building is an operational 0.3 MW solar farm in West Lothian, generating since 1 March 2020. Planning permission was granted on 2 April 2019, 1 months after submission. Operator of record: Iron Mountain.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 21 February 2019 |
| Permission granted | 2 April 2019 1 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 March 2020 11 months after consent |
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How big is Iron Mountain Building?
Iron Mountain Building has a recorded installed capacity of 0.3 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 Iron Mountain Building?
REPD records the operator as Iron Mountain. 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 Iron Mountain Building approved and built?
The application was submitted on 21 February 2019. Permission was granted on 2 April 2019, 1 months later. The site became operational on 1 March 2020, 11 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 7259.
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