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Penycae Solar Farm
Penycae Solar Farm is operational in Wrexham with a recorded capacity of 5 MW, and has been generating since 2016-03-28.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2015-07-15 |
| Permission granted | 2015-10-05 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 2016-03-28 6 months after consent |
Wrexham’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Land Opposite Tyn Y Pistyll Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 0.7 km |
Ruabon Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.1 | 1.4 km |
Pen y Bont Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.3 | 2.4 km |
Bronwylfa Reservoir Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3 | 4.8 km |
Wrexham Social Housing PV Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.4 | 7.4 km |
Knolton Farmhouse Cheese Solar Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1 | 7.7 km |
F Lloyd Penley - Solar Panels Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.41 | 9.7 km |
Land NW Of Pickhill Bridge Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3.6 | 9.8 km |
How big is Penycae Solar Farm?
Penycae Solar Farm 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 Penycae Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as SBC Renewables. 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 Penycae Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2015-07-15. Permission was granted on 2015-10-05, 3 months later. The site became operational on 2016-03-28, 6 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 5376.
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