Lillgrund is a 110 MW wind power station in Skane, Sweden. It is operated by 100% Vattenfall. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 94k homes (estimated). It ranks #52 of 178 Sweden power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2007, it is around 19 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 22.8% of Sweden's electricity; the national grid averages 35 gCO₂/kWh (98.8% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1002127.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 · L100000915753; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 110 MW, Lillgrund is well above the median wind plant in Sweden (38 MW). Technically it is described as Offshore hard mount. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Sweden wind capacity
- 15.3% of 717 MW across 10 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 2 of 10 dated wind plants in Sweden are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in Sweden
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by 100% Vattenfall. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 55.5°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 48% 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: 79/100 — 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 #2 largest wind power plant of 10 in Sweden by capacity.
Sweden has 10 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 717 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Nya Öresundsverket · Gas · 440 MW · Skane
- Middelgrunden · Wind · 20 MW · Capital Region
- Amager power station · Coal · 330 MW · Capital Region
- Amager · Geothermal · 14 MW · Capital Region
- Avedoerevaerket (Avedøre) · Coal · 815 MW · Capital Region
- H.C. Ørsted Works power station · Gas · 273 MW · Copenhagen
Location
Coordinates 55.516, 12.8034 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Lillgrund?
Lillgrund is a 110 MW wind power plant in Skane, Sweden, commissioned in 2007.
Who operates Lillgrund?
Lillgrund is operated by 100% Vattenfall.