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Lamby Way Solar Farm
Lamby Way Solar Farm is operational in Cardiff with a recorded capacity of 8.9 MW, and has been generating since 2020-05-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2019-02-22 |
| Permission granted | 2019-05-10 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 2020-05-01 12 months after consent |
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| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Lamby Way Landfill Site Landfill Gas · Operational | 4 | 0.5 km |
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Cardiff Waste Water Treatment Sewage Sludge Digestion · Operational | 5.5 | 1.7 km |
Cardiff Organic Waste Treatment Project Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 2 | 2 km |
G24 Innovations Turbine Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.3 | 2.1 km |
Trident Park EfW Incineration · Operational | 30 | 2.9 km |
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How big is Lamby Way Solar Farm?
Lamby Way Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 8.9 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 Lamby Way Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Cardiff Council. 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 Lamby Way Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2019-02-22. Permission was granted on 2019-05-10, 3 months later. The site became operational on 2020-05-01, 12 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 6660.
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