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Natural Gas Turbine #336 MW Natural Gas

Gas

Natural Gas Turbine #3 is a 36 MW gas power plant in Germany, operated by Sachsenmilch Leppersdorf GmbH since 2014. Ranked #114 of 199 gas plants in Germany, this facility's 36 MW represents 0.12% of Germany's total gas capacity of 30,369 MW. The largest gas plant in Germany is Gersteinwerk at 2,004 MW, making this plant 55.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Schwarze Pumpe power station (1500 MW, Coal), Heizkraftwerk Nossener Brücke (270 MW, Gas), and HKW Dresden-Nossener Brücke (263 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Saxony, approximately 20 km from Dresden.

Capacity
36 MW
Commissioning Year
2014

12 years old

Owner
Sachsenmilch Leppersdorf GmbH
Location
51.1514°, 13.9776°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 369. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #15,676 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,941 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

12 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Sachsenmilch Leppersdorf GmbH operates 1 plants totalling 36 MW

Regional density

222 plants within 100 km, 25,911 MW combined

Nearest plant: D�rrr�hrsdorf Solar Power Plant (13.9 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 51.151400, 13.977600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
69.5 Kt
142 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
834.4 Kt
Over 12 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2044
18 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
15.1K
cars per year
9.3K
homes per year
3.2M
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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