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Liberty Steel Power Station
Liberty Steel Power Station is an operational 9 MW biomass plant in Newport, generating since 15 January 2017. Planning permission was granted on 3 March 2016, 1 months after submission. Operator of record: SIMEC/ Liberty House.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1 February 2016 |
| Permission granted | 3 March 2016 1 months after submission |
| Operational | 15 January 2017 10 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 5 | 0.6 km |
Battery · Operational | 20 | 0.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.3 | 1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.5 | 1.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | — | 1.5 km |
Biomass (co-firing) · Operational | 18 | 1.7 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 230 | 1.7 km |
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How big is Liberty Steel Power Station?
Liberty Steel Power Station has a recorded installed capacity of 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 Liberty Steel Power Station?
REPD records the operator as SIMEC/ Liberty House. 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 Liberty Steel Power Station approved and built?
The application was submitted on 1 February 2016. Permission was granted on 3 March 2016, 1 months later. The site became operational on 15 January 2017, 10 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 6184.
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