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Perth Wastewater Treatment Works
Perth Wastewater Treatment Works is an operational 0.4 MW solar farm in Perth and Kinross, generating since 1 July 2021. Planning permission was granted on 7 June 2019, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Scottish Water.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1 February 2019 |
| Permission granted | 7 June 2019 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 July 2021 25 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Operational | — | 0.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.3 | 0.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.8 | 4.7 km |
Battery · Operational | 49 | 6.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 13 | 6.9 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.9 | 8.7 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.5 | 8.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 9.6 | 9.1 km |
How big is Perth Wastewater Treatment Works?
Perth Wastewater Treatment Works has a recorded installed capacity of 0.4 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 Perth Wastewater Treatment Works?
REPD records the operator as Scottish Water. 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 Perth Wastewater Treatment Works approved and built?
The application was submitted on 1 February 2019. Permission was granted on 7 June 2019, 4 months later. The site became operational on 1 July 2021, 25 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 7287.
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