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Western Wood Energy Plant
Western Wood Energy Plant is operational in Neath Port Talbot with a recorded capacity of 14 MW, and has been generating since 2009-11-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2004-01-09 |
| Permission granted | 2004-04-27 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 2009-11-01 66 months after consent |
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How big is Western Wood Energy Plant?
Western Wood Energy Plant has a recorded installed capacity of 14 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 Western Wood Energy Plant?
REPD records the operator as Western Bioenergy, affiliate of Western Log. 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 Western Wood Energy Plant approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2004-01-09. Permission was granted on 2004-04-27, 4 months later. The site became operational on 2009-11-01, 66 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 57.
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