Chemnitz Nord power station is a 88.2 MW coal power plant in Saxony, Germany. It is operated by Eins Energie in Sachsen GmbH. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 110k homes (estimated). It ranks #271 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1989, it is around 37 years old — long-established. Its modelled annual emissions are 102,881 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 24k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 20.6% of Germany's electricity; the national grid averages 330 gCO₂/kWh (59.1% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1005777.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000101980; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 88.2 MW, Chemnitz Nord power station is below the median coal plant in Germany (296.2 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~102,881 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Share of Germany coal capacity
- 0.1% of 64,920 MW across 124 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 71 of 117 dated coal plants in Germany are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Germany
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Eins Energie in Sachsen GmbH.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 50.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 52% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 80/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #86 largest coal power plant of 124 in Germany by capacity.
Germany has 124 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 64,920 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- HKW Chemnitz Nord II (Natural Gas) · Gas · 57.2 MW · Saxony
- Chemnitz · Solar · 4.4 MW · Saxony
- Altchemnitz power station · Gas · 63 MW · Saxony
- Oberrossau · Solar · 7 MW · Saxony
- K&N PFK AG EV · Gas · 12.8 MW · Saxony
- Freiberg Solar Power Plant · Solar · 3 MW · Saxony
Location
Coordinates 50.857, 12.9231 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Chemnitz Nord power station?
Chemnitz Nord power station is a 88.2 MW coal power plant in Saxony, Germany, commissioned in 1989.
Who operates Chemnitz Nord power station?
Chemnitz Nord power station is operated by Eins Energie in Sachsen GmbH.
How much CO₂ does Chemnitz Nord power station emit?
Chemnitz Nord power station has modelled emissions of about 102,881 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).