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Kincraig - Solar Farm and battery storage system
Kincraig - Solar Farm and battery storage system is a 21 MW solar farm under construction in Aberdeenshire. Planning permission was granted on 18 October 2022, 6 months after submission. Operator of record: Renewable Connections Developments Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 14 April 2022 |
| Permission granted | 18 October 2022 6 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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How big is Kincraig - Solar Farm and battery storage system?
Kincraig - Solar Farm and battery storage system has a recorded installed capacity of 21 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 Kincraig - Solar Farm and battery storage system?
REPD records the operator as Renewable Connections Developments Limited. 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 Kincraig - Solar Farm and battery storage system approved and built?
The application was submitted on 14 April 2022. Permission was granted on 18 October 2022, 6 months later. The site is recorded as under construction and has no operational date yet.
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 11177.
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