Power plant · Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom
Lluest Wen Energy Centre
Lluest Wen Energy Centre is a cancelled power plant in Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, with 2.6 MW of capacity.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Bridgend (coordinates), Wales | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 28 Jun 2002 (reference 02/0704/FUL/DCD, planning authority Bridgend) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 1 Oct 2002 (refused, reference 02/0704/FUL/DCD, planning authority Bridgend) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2.6 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5883, -3.6734 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit refused (planning authority Bridgend, reference 02/0704/FUL/DCD)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Bridgend, reference 02/0704/FUL/DCD)
How it compares
Lluest Wen Energy Centre is the 344th-largest of 424 power plants in Wales and the 3,901st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2.6 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 344th of 424 | 9,068 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,901st of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,955th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 6 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGI Datacenter | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Centerprise International (Distribution) | Data center | — | — | 31 km |
| Microsoft Newport data centre | Data center | — | — | 44 km |
Place
Other power plants in Wales
- Dinorwig1,728 MW
- Gwynt y Mor576 MW
- Ffestiniog360 MW
- Port Talbot Renewable Energy Plant350 MW
- Anglesey Biomass Power Station299 MW
- Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay240 MW
- Pen Y Cymoedd228 MW
- Carnedd Wen Wind Farm150 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.