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M�nchweiler Solar Power Plant1.7 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Mnchweiler Solar Power Plant is a 1.7 MW solar facility in Germany, commissioned in 2004. Ranked #678 of 743 solar plants in Germany, it accounts for 0.02% of the nation's total solar capacity of 6,846 MW. The largest solar plant in Germany is Meuro Solar Power Plant at 166 MW, making Mnchweiler 97.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include HKW 1 Werk Offstein (30 MW, Gas), Pferdsfeld Solar Power Plant (28.5 MW, Solar), and Natural Gas Turbine #1 (28 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Rhineland-Palatinate, approximately 30 km from Kaiserslautern.

Capacity
1.7 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
E.ON Climate & Renewables
Location
49.5609°, 7.8950°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,321. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #35,309 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #9,245 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

E.ON Climate & Renewables operates 12 plants totalling 2,148 MW

Regional density

170 plants within 100 km, 16,703 MW combined

Nearest plant: Rockenhausen Solar Power Plant (9.7 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 49.560900, 7.895000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

M�nchweiler Solar Power Plant is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
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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