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Iron Mountain Howe Moss Drive
Iron Mountain Howe Moss Drive is an operational 0.3 MW solar farm in Aberdeen City, generating since 27 March 2020. Planning permission was granted on 24 September 2019, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Iron Mountain.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 28 June 2019 |
| Permission granted | 24 September 2019 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 27 March 2020 6 months after consent |
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How big is Iron Mountain Howe Moss Drive?
Iron Mountain Howe Moss Drive 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 Howe Moss Drive?
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 Howe Moss Drive approved and built?
The application was submitted on 28 June 2019. Permission was granted on 24 September 2019, 3 months later. The site became operational on 27 March 2020, 6 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 7526.
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