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Llanwern Solar Farm & Battery Storage
Llanwern Solar Farm & Battery Storage is operational in Wales with a recorded capacity of 75 MW, and has been generating since 2021-03-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2018-02-20 |
| Permission granted | 2018-11-13 9 months after submission |
| Operational | 2021-03-01 28 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Llanwern Solar Farm & Battery Storage Battery · Operational | — | 2.3 km |
Uskmouth Power Station Biomass (co-firing) · Operational | 18 | 3.5 km |
Uskmouth Power Station - Battery Storage Battery · Under Construction | 230 | 3.5 km |
Longlands Farm, Rush Wall Lane Wind Onshore · Operational | 3.5 | 3.9 km |
Geraint Thomas National Velodrome - Solar Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | — | 4 km |
Nash Waste Water Treatment Works Turbine Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.5 | 4 km |
Liberty Steel Power Station Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 9 | 4.1 km |
Solutia UK Ltd Wind Onshore · Operational | 5 | 4.2 km |
How big is Llanwern Solar Farm & Battery Storage?
Llanwern Solar Farm & Battery Storage has a recorded installed capacity of 75 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 Llanwern Solar Farm & Battery Storage?
REPD records the operator as NextEnergy Capital LLP. 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 Llanwern Solar Farm & Battery Storage approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2018-02-20. Permission was granted on 2018-11-13, 9 months later. The site became operational on 2021-03-01, 28 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 6411.
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