World Power Plants

Dettingen11 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Dettingen is an 11 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG since 1927. Ranked #111 of 131 hydro plants in Germany, Dettingen's 11 MW represents 0.09% of Germany's total hydro capacity of 12,508 MW. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making Dettingen 99.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Altbach power station (1,200 MW, Coal), Kraftwerk Stuttgart-Münster (179.4 MW, Coal), and Stuttgart-Muenster (159.9 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Baden-Württemberg, approximately 30 km from Stuttgart.

Capacity
11 MW
Commissioning Year
1927

99 years old

Owner
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
Location
48.5275°, 9.3488°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 721. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #23,261 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,355 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

99 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG operates 83 plants totalling 7,384 MW

Regional density

95 plants within 100 km, 11,645 MW combined

Nearest plant: Pumpspeicherkraftwerk Glems (5.2 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 48.527500, 9.348800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Dettingen is a hydro power plant producing approximately 39 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Hydro
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Germany
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

GermanyEnergy Profile

1,483
Total Plants
151.8 GW
Total Capacity
CoalGasNuclearHydro
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