Power plant · Canton of Glarus, Switzerland
Linth–Limmern Power Stations Power Plant
Linth–Limmern Power Stations Power Plant is a pumped storage power plant in Canton of Glarus, Switzerland, with 1,000 MW of capacity.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Canton of Glarus | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1957 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,000 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Pumped hydro storage | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 46.8444, 9.0089 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Linth–Limmern Power Stations is the largest of 2 power plants in Canton of Glarus and the 7th-largest of 93 in Switzerland by capacity; its 1,000 MW is 4.6% of the 21,579 MW we hold for Switzerland. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton of Glarus | 1st of 2 | 1,015 MW | 99% |
| Switzerland | 7th of 93 | 21,579 MW | 4.6% |
| All power plants in our data | 445th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Place
Other power plants in Canton of Glarus
- Fätschbach power station14.5 MW
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.