Heretsried Solar Power Plant is a 2 MW solar power plant in Bavaria, Germany. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 850 homes (estimated). It ranks #1358 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2006, it is around 20 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 17.9% 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 WRI1030356.
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Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is a source-verified 2026 capacity claim: 2 MW for Heretsried solar farm.
GEM · 2026 · operating plant capacity
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000818600; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 2 MW, Heretsried Solar Power Plant is below the median solar plant in Germany (5.7 MW). Technically it is described as PV. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Germany solar capacity
- less than 0.1% of 6,754 MW across 735 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 1 of 99 dated solar plants in Germany is older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest solar plants in Germany
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 48.5°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.
Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.0% at warm-season highs here (estimate).
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 #651 largest solar power plant of 735 in Germany by capacity.
Germany has 735 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 6,754 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Horgau Solar Power Plant · Solar · 5 MW · Bavaria
- Meitingen · Hydro · 11.46 MW · Bavaria
- Thierhaupten Solar Power Plant · Solar · 5 MW · Bavaria
- UPM Augsburg · Gas · 29 MW · Bavaria
- Heizkraftwerk 4 · Gas · 18 MW · Bavaria
- Nordendorf Solar Power Plant · Solar · 7.4 MW · Bavaria
Location
Coordinates 48.4644, 10.738 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Heretsried Solar Power Plant?
Heretsried Solar Power Plant is a 2 MW solar power plant in Bavaria, Germany, commissioned in 2006.