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Rain is a 10.9 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by Rhein-Main-Donau AG since 1955. Ranked #112 of 131 hydro plants in Germany. Its 10.9 MW represents 0.09% of Germany's 12,508 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making Rain 100 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Ammerfeld wind turbine (2000 MW, Wind), UPM Augsburg (29 MW, Gas), and Natural Gas Turbine #8 (28.8 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Bavaria, approximately 100 km northwest of Munich.

Capacity
10.9 MW
Commissioning Year
1955

71 years old

Owner
Rhein-Main-Donau AG
Location
48.6924°, 10.8978°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

71 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Rhein-Main-Donau AG operates 6 plants totalling 133 MW

Regional density

185 plants within 100 km, 15,957 MW combined

Nearest plant: Oberpeiching (5.3 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 48.692400, 10.897800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

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

GermanyEnergy Profile

1,483
Total Plants
151.8 GW
Total Capacity
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