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Natural Gas Turbine #828.8 MW Natural Gas

Gas

Natural Gas Turbine #8 is a 28.8 MW gas-fired power plant in Germany, operated by Stadtwerke Augsburg Energie GmbH and commissioned in 2004. It is one of 199 gas plants in the country. Ranked #126 of 199 gas plants in Germany, this facility represents 0.09% of Germany's total gas capacity of 30,369 MW. The largest gas plant in Germany is Gersteinwerk at 2,004 MW, making Natural Gas Turbine #8 69.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ammerfeld wind turbine (2,000 MW, Wind), UPM Augsburg (29 MW, Gas), and Lefchfeld Nord Solar Park (24.9 MW, Solar). The plant is situated in Bavaria, approximately 70 km from Munich.

Capacity
28.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2004

22 years old

Owner
Stadtwerke Augsburg Energie GmbH
Location
48.4010°, 10.9358°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 409. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #17,142 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,057 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

22 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Stadtwerke Augsburg Energie GmbH operates 2 plants totalling 47 MW

Regional density

172 plants within 100 km, 14,481 MW combined

Nearest plant: UPM Augsburg (3.4 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 48.401000, 10.935800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
55.6 Kt
114 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.22 Mt
Over 22 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2034
8 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
12.1K
cars per year
7.4K
homes per year
2.5M
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
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