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Land At Cwm Bargoed
Land At Cwm Bargoed is an operational 5 MW solar farm in Caerphilly, generating since 20 January 2016. Planning permission was granted on 17 September 2015, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Kronos Solar/ Vogt Solar.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1 June 2015 |
| Permission granted | 17 September 2015 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 20 January 2016 4 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 7 | 2.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4 | 4.3 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1 | 8.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 13.4 | 8.5 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 6 | 8.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.7 | 9.3 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.7 | 9.4 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.4 | 9.7 km |
How big is Land At Cwm Bargoed?
Land At Cwm Bargoed has a recorded installed capacity of 5 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 Land At Cwm Bargoed?
REPD records the operator as Kronos Solar/ Vogt Solar. 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 Land At Cwm Bargoed approved and built?
The application was submitted on 1 June 2015. Permission was granted on 17 September 2015, 4 months later. The site became operational on 20 January 2016, 4 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 5292.
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