Flensburg power station is a 240 MW coal power station in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is operated by Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 300k homes (estimated). It ranks #149 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1986, it is around 40 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 512,592 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 119k 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 WRI1005743.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 31 MW for Flensburg power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000101993; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 240 MW, Flensburg 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.
512,592 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Share of Germany coal capacity
- 0.4% of 64,920 MW across 124 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 65 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 Stadtwerke Flensburg 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 54.8°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 46% 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: 78/100 — 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #64 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
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- Bürgerwindpark im Kirchspiel Medelby · Wind · 82.2 MW · Schleswig-Holstein
- Eggebek Solar Power Plant · Solar · 83.2 MW · Schleswig-Holstein
- Achtrup · Solar · 8.3 MW · Schleswig-Holstein
Location
Coordinates 54.8049, 9.4324 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Flensburg power station?
Flensburg power station is a 240 MW coal power plant in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, commissioned in 1986.
Who operates Flensburg power station?
Flensburg power station is operated by Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH.
How much CO₂ does Flensburg power station emit?
Flensburg power station has measured emissions of about 512,592 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).