What ranks first in largest power plants in lower saxony, germany by capacity?

Emsland (Germany) ranks #1 with 1,837 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 78 power plants in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Emsland (1,837); 2. Grohnde (1,430); 3. Unterweser nuclear power plant (1,410).

Largest power plants in Lower Saxony, Germany by capacity

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Emsland	Gas	Germany	1,837
2	Grohnde	Nuclear	Germany	1,430
3	Unterweser nuclear power plant	Nuclear	Germany	1,410
4	Kruemmel nuclear power plant	Nuclear	Germany	1,402
5	EMSLAND	Nuclear	Germany	1,363
6	Stade E.ON power station	Coal	Germany	1,100
7	Stade Dow power station	Coal	Germany	920
8	Stade GDF Suez power station	Coal	Germany	830
9	Wilhelmshaven power station	Coal	Germany	757
10	KWM	Coal	Germany	690
11	Mehrum power station	Coal	Germany	690
12	Stade nuclear power plant	Nuclear	Germany	672
13	Hafen power station	Coal	Germany	427
14	Global Tech I	Wind	Germany	400
15	Salzgitter power station	Gas	Germany	400
16	Buschhaus power station	Coal	Germany	390
17	Bremen-Farge power station	Coal	Germany	350
18	Offleben power station	Coal	Germany	325
19	Huntorf	Gas	Germany	321
20	Borkum Riffgrund I	Wind	Germany	312
21	GKH Hannover power station	Coal	Germany	300
22	Kraftwerk Salzgitter	Other	Germany	288.5
23	Wolfsburg West power station	Gas	Germany	288
24	KW Mittelsbüren	Oil	Germany	273
25	Gode Wind 1 - Teil 1	Wind	Germany	263.1
26	GKL	Gas	Germany	230
27	Erzhausen	Hydro	Germany	220
28	Trianel Windpark Borkum	Wind	Germany	200
29	Dow Stade	Gas	Germany	173
30	HKW West	Coal	Germany	138.5
31	HKW-Mitte	Gas	Germany	137.3
32	Wolfsburg North power station	Gas	Germany	133
33	Geesthacht	Hydro	Germany	119
34	Afferde power station	Coal	Germany	119
35	Windpark Riffgat	Wind	Germany	113.4
36	KWH	Gas	Germany	102
37	Herrenhausen power station	Gas	Germany	100
38	Braunschweig Mitte power station	Gas	Germany	98.4
39	Emsland Mill power station	Gas	Germany	84
40	Hafen Hamburg power station	Coal	Germany	80
41	BP Werk Lingen	Gas	Germany	66
42	HKW Nord	Coal	Germany	61.5
43	PKV Kraftwerk	Gas	Germany	60
44	Wilhelmshaven (Oil)	Oil	Germany	56
45	Emden Natural Gas	Gas	Germany	52
46	Ahlhorn Solar Power Plant	Solar	Germany	46
47	MVA Helmstedt power station	Biomass	Germany	42.3
48	Papier- Und Kartonfabrik Varel (PVK) power station	Gas	Germany	40.9
49	TRV Buschhaus	Waste	Germany	37.5
50	KW Hafen	Waste	Germany	33
51	Enertec Hameln	Waste	Germany	31.5
52	KWK AOS GmbH	Gas	Germany	30.7
53	HKW-Nord	Gas	Germany	25
54	Braunschweig Nord power station	Gas	Germany	25
55	Georgsdorf Solar Power Plant	Solar	Germany	24.7
56	EBE Biomass power station	Biomass	Germany	23
57	EEW Energy from Waste Hannover GmbH	Waste	Germany	22.5
58	Heizkraftwerk Bomlitz	Gas	Germany	22.1
59	Ammerland Solar Power Plant	Solar	Germany	20.8
60	Papenburg power station	Biomass	Germany	20.8
61	Emden Biomasse	Biomass	Germany	20
62	Landesbergen Biomasse	Biomass	Germany	20
63	Werkskraftwerk Sappi Alfeld 2	Gas	Germany	20
64	Natural Gas Turbine #2	Gas	Germany	19.5
65	Sigmundshall	Gas	Germany	19
66	HKW Göttingen	Gas	Germany	18.8
67	Heizkraftwerk zur Papierfabrik	Gas	Germany	18.1
68	Werkskraftwerk Sappi Alfeld 1	Biomass	Germany	16.8
69	Müden	Hydro	Germany	16.4
70	BEG	Waste	Germany	14
71	GUD-Anlage DREWSEN	Gas	Germany	13
72	Karwitz Solar Power Plant	Solar	Germany	10.1
73	Nordholz	Solar	Germany	10
74	Nörten-Hardenberg B1	Solar	Germany	10
75	Schandelah	Solar	Germany	8.7
76	Drochtersen G1	Solar	Germany	7.6
77	Emlichheim Solar Power Plant	Solar	Germany	5
78	Klausheide Solar Power Plant	Solar	Germany	4.1

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Largest power plants in Lower Saxony, Germany by capacity

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