Lechstaustufe Rain— 10.9 MW Hydroelectric
Lechstaustufe Rain is a 10.9 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by LEW Wasserkraft. Ranked #112 of 131 hydro plants in Germany. Its 10.9 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 Lechstaustufe Rain 100 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ammerfeld wind turbine (2000 MW, Wind) and UPM Augsburg (29 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Bavaria, approximately 80 km northwest of Munich.
Germany, Europe
- 724. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #23,378 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,394 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
LEW Wasserkraft operates 1 plants totalling 11 MW
185 plants within 100 km, 15,957 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Lechstaustufe Rain is a hydro power plant producing approximately 38 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
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