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Maesgwyn solar farm
Maesgwyn solar farm is operational in Neath Port Talbot with a recorded capacity of 7.5 MW, and has been generating since 2017-02-15.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2014-08-05 |
| Permission granted | 2015-05-28 10 months after submission |
| Operational | 2017-02-15 21 months after consent |
Neath Port Talbot’s record on solar
Neath Port Talbot has decided 12 solar farms and approved 100%, taking a median of 5.7 months. See every solar farm decision in Neath Port Talbot →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Maesgwyn Wind Farm - extension Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.5 | 3.2 km |
Hendre Fawr Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 11.6 | 3.5 km |
Maesgwyn Wind Onshore · Operational | 26 | 4.2 km |
Bryngolwg Farm, Hirwaun - Solar farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8.94 | 5.2 km |
Enviroparks Hirwaun Generation Site Advanced Conversion Technologies · Operational | 20 | 5.9 km |
Rhigos Road - Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 9.88 | 6 km |
Hirwaun Stor Generation - Battery Storage Battery · Operational | 21.76 | 6.1 km |
Ffynnon Oer Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 32 | 9.2 km |
How big is Maesgwyn solar farm?
Maesgwyn solar farm has a recorded installed capacity of 7.5 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 Maesgwyn solar farm?
REPD records the operator as Walters Group. 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 Maesgwyn solar farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2014-08-05. Permission was granted on 2015-05-28, 10 months later. The site became operational on 2017-02-15, 21 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 2215.
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