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Kaimes Landfill Site
Kaimes Landfill Site is an operational 2.4 MW landfill gas site in City of Edinburgh, generating since 15 February 2003. Planning permission was granted on 23 February 1995, 12 months after submission. Operator of record: ARC / Waste Recycling Group.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 23 February 1994 |
| Permission granted | 23 February 1995 12 months after submission |
| Operational | 15 February 2003 96 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.2 | 5.3 km |
Battery · Operational | 20 | 5.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.3 | 8.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 51.7 | 12 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 19.2 | 12.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 3 | 12.6 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2 | 14.8 km |
How big is Kaimes Landfill Site?
Kaimes Landfill Site has a recorded installed capacity of 2.4 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 Kaimes Landfill Site?
REPD records the operator as ARC / Waste Recycling Group. 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 Kaimes Landfill Site approved and built?
The application was submitted on 23 February 1994. Permission was granted on 23 February 1995, 12 months later. The site became operational on 15 February 2003, 96 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 686.
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