Power plant · Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom
Longlands Lane
Longlands Lane is a power plant in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, with 1.5 MW of capacity, operated by Renewable Energy Systems.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Neath Port Talbot (coordinates), Wales | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Longlands Lane, Margam, nr junction 38 of the M4. | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2014 | 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 |
| Permit date | 6 Nov 2013 (permit 12/1001, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Neath Port Talbot) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 30 Oct 2012 (reference 12/1001, planning authority Neath Port Talbot) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 6 Nov 2013 (granted, reference 12/1001, planning authority Neath Port Talbot) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Renewable Energy Systems (Renewable Energy Systems (RES)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 1 units (1.5 MW per unit) | 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 | 51.5638, -3.7455 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Longlands Lane is the 389th-largest of 424 power plants in Wales and the 4,531st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.5 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 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 | 389th of 424 | 9,068 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,531st of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,060th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 12/1001
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 191 grid connections and 6 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Wood Biomass 2 grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Biomass Generation Site Margam grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Crugwyllt FAWR, BRYN TAL Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.9 km |
| CGI Datacenter | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| Centerprise International (Distribution) | Data center | — | — | 36 km |
| Microsoft Newport data centre | Data center | — | — | 49 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.