Wind Park Bruck an der Leitha is a 9 MW wind power plant in Lower Austria, Austria. It is operated by Verbund. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 7.7k homes (estimated). It ranks #117 of 131 Austria power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2000, it is around 26 years old — long-established. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 11.3% of Austria's electricity; the national grid averages 117 gCO₂/kWh (83.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1005268.
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
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
Technically it is described as Onshore. 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 Austria wind capacity
- 10.2% of 88 MW across 4 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 3 dated wind plants in Austria 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 Austria
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Verbund. 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 48.0°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 22% 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: 62/100 — this site sits in the mid 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 #4 largest wind power plant of 4 in Austria by capacity.
Austria has 4 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 88 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Wind Park Hollern II · Wind · 37 MW · Lower Austria
- Wind Park Petronell-Carnuntum II · Wind · 21 MW · Lower Austria
- Windpark Bruck-Göttlesbrunn · Wind · 21 MW · Lower Austria
- Schwechat Refinery power station · Oil · 170 MW · Lower Austria
- Vienna-Freudenau · Hydro · 172 MW · Lower Austria
- Freudenau Danube · Hydro · 172 MW · Lower Austria
Location
Coordinates 48.0338, 16.7264 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Wind Park Bruck an der Leitha?
Wind Park Bruck an der Leitha is a 9 MW wind power plant in Lower Austria, Austria, commissioned in 2000.
Who operates Wind Park Bruck an der Leitha?
Wind Park Bruck an der Leitha is operated by Verbund.