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Hausern power station100 MW Natural Gas

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Häusern power station is a 100 MW gas-fired power plant in Germany, operated by Schluchseewerk since 1929. Ranked #68 of 199 gas plants in Germany. Its 100 MW represents 0.33% of Germany's total gas capacity of 30,369 MW. The largest gas plant in Germany is Gersteinwerk at 2,004 MW, making Häusern 20 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt (1,245 MW, Nuclear), Kernkraftwerk Gösgen (1,035 MW, Nuclear), and Wehr (910 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Baden-Württemberg, approximately 50 km north of Zurich.

Capacity
100 MW
Commissioning Year
1929

97 years old

Owner
Schluchseewerk
Location
47.7547°, 8.1878°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 221. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #10,039 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,266 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.07% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

97 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Schluchseewerk operates 3 plants totalling 610 MW

Regional density

106 plants within 100 km, 11,639 MW combined

Nearest plant: Wasserkraftwerk - Schaukraftwerk (5.1 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wikidata

Location

Coordinates:: 47.754722, 8.187778
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
193.2 Kt
394 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
18.74 Mt
Over 97 years of operation
Past Retirement
1959
67 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
42.0K
cars per year
25.8K
homes per year
8.8M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-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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