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Uskmouth Power Station
Uskmouth Power Station is an operational 18 MW biomass co-firing plant in Newport, generating since 1 March 2015. REPD does not record the planning grant date. Operator of record: SIMEC Group.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | not recorded |
| Permission granted | not recorded |
| Operational | 1 March 2015 |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Under Construction | 230 | 0 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.5 | 0.7 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 120 | 0.9 km |
Battery · Operational | — | 1.5 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 9 | 1.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.3 | 1.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 5 | 2.2 km |
Battery · Operational | 20 | 2.5 km |
How big is Uskmouth Power Station?
Uskmouth Power Station has a recorded installed capacity of 18 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 Uskmouth Power Station?
REPD records the operator as SIMEC 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 Uskmouth Power Station approved and built?
REPD does not record a submission date. REPD does not record a grant date. The site became operational on 1 March 2015.
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 6089.
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