World Power Plants

Reichenberg B18 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Reichenberg B1 is an 8 MW solar power plant in Germany, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #241 of 743 solar plants in Germany, Reichenberg B1's 8 MW accounts for 0.12% of Germany's total solar capacity of 6,846 MW. The largest solar plant in Germany is Meuro Solar Power Plant at 166 MW, making Reichenberg B1 20.75 times smaller. Nearby plants include Grafenrheinfeld Nuclear Power Plant (1345 MW, Nuclear), PSW Langenprozelten (164 MW, Hydro), and Pumpspeicherkraftwerk Langenprozelten (164 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Bavaria, approximately 100 km northwest of Nuremberg.

Capacity
8 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Enercity AG
Location
49.7149°, 9.9205°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 869. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #25,778 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,683 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Enercity AG operates 2 plants totalling 16 MW

Regional density

121 plants within 100 km, 10,207 MW combined

Nearest plant: Moos Solar Power Plant (5 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 49.714900, 9.920500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Reichenberg B1 is a solar power plant producing approximately 13 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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