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Rhigos Road - Solar Farm
Rhigos Road - Solar Farm is a 9.88 MW solar farm under construction in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Planning permission was granted on 13 June 2024, 7 months after submission. Operator of record: Regener8 Power / Environmena.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 24 November 2023 |
| Permission granted | 13 June 2024 7 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Operational | 21.76 | 0.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8.94 | 0.7 km |
Advanced Conversion Technologies · Operational | 20 | 1.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 11.6 | 3.2 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 22.5 | 3.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 24 | 5.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7.5 | 6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.5 | 6.8 km |
How big is Rhigos Road - Solar Farm?
Rhigos Road - Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 9.88 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 Rhigos Road - Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Regener8 Power / Environmena. 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 Rhigos Road - Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 24 November 2023. Permission was granted on 13 June 2024, 7 months later. The site is recorded as under construction and has no operational date yet.
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 11384.
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