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Pen Y Cae solar farm
Pen Y Cae solar farm is operational in Carmarthenshire with a recorded capacity of 6.9 MW, and has been generating since 2015-03-26.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2013-04-18 |
| Permission granted | 2013-09-19 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 2015-03-26 18 months after consent |
Carmarthenshire’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Saron Road solar park Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.7 | 1.1 km |
Clawdd Ddu PV Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 13.5 | 1.9 km |
Cefn Betingau Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 9 | 5.9 km |
Mynydd y Betws Wind Onshore · Operational | 34.5 | 7.1 km |
Pentre farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.5 | 7.2 km |
Mynydd Y Gwair Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 32.8 | 7.6 km |
Pont Andrew Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.5 | 7.6 km |
Gelliwern Isaf Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6 | 10 km |
How big is Pen Y Cae solar farm?
Pen Y Cae solar farm has a recorded installed capacity of 6.9 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 Pen Y Cae solar farm?
REPD records the operator as Rockfire Capital. 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 Pen Y Cae solar farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2013-04-18. Permission was granted on 2013-09-19, 5 months later. The site became operational on 2015-03-26, 18 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 1781.
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