World Power Plants

Oberrossau7 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Oberrossau is a 7 MW solar power plant in Germany, operated by an undisclosed entity. Ranked #292 of 743 solar plants in Germany, Oberrossau contributes 0.1% to the country's total solar capacity of 6,846 MW. The largest solar plant in Germany is Meuro Solar Power Plant at 166 MW, making Oberrossau 23.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include HKW Chemnitz Nord II (57.2 MW, Gas), Chemnitz Nord (56.8 MW, Coal), and Solaranlage Waldpolenz (52 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Saxony, approximately 50 km from Chemnitz.

Capacity
7 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
SolarWorld AG
Location
50.9870°, 13.0740°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 921. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #26,608 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,028 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

SolarWorld AG operates 62 plants totalling 580 MW

Regional density

226 plants within 100 km, 19,417 MW combined

Nearest plant: Pumpspeicherwerk Mittweida (2.7 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 50.987000, 13.074000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Oberrossau is a solar power plant producing approximately 11 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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