Münchweiler Solar Power Plant is a 1.7 MW solar power plant in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 723 homes (estimated). It ranks #1384 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. 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 WRI1030277.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1.7 MW, Münchweiler Solar Power Plant is below the median solar plant in Germany (5.7 MW). 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
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 49.6°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 36% 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: 72/100 — 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 #677 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
- Rockenhausen Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1.8 MW · Rheinland-Pfalz
- Schneebergerhof Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1.2 MW · Rheinland-Pfalz
- Hettenleidelheim Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1.4 MW · Rheinland-Pfalz
- Schiersfeld D1 · Solar · 7.7 MW · Rheinland-Pfalz
- HKW Karcherstr. (Natural Gas) · Gas · 11.6 MW · Rheinland-Pfalz
- HKW Karcherstr. (Coal) · Coal · 13.4 MW · Rheinland-Pfalz
Location
Coordinates 49.5609, 7.895 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
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Münchweiler Solar Power Plant is a 1.7 MW solar power plant in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.