Power plant · Switzerland
KernKW Leibstadt AG
KernKW Leibstadt AG is a nuclear power plant in Switzerland, with 1,245 MW of capacity.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Switzerland | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Canton of Aargau | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1984 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,245 MW | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,220 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 12W-0000000052-D | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 47.6010, 8.1830 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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2 sources record KernKW Leibstadt AG; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| KernKW Leibstadt AG | asset:eic:12W-0000000052-D | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant | asset:wikidata:Q281837 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
How it compares
KernKW Leibstadt AG is the 4th-largest of 93 power plants in Switzerland by capacity; its 1,245 MW is 5.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 4th of 93 | 21,579 MW | 5.8% |
| All power plants in our data | 293rd of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 42 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/202822460) | Substation | — | — | 4.1 km |
| Umspannwerk Albbruck | Substation | — | — | 4.3 km |
| Umspannwerk Gurtweil | Substation | — | — | 6.7 km |
Place
Other power plants in Switzerland
- Usine de Fionnay1,542 MW
- KW Oberhasli AG (KWO)1,370 MW
- Bieudron Hydroelectric Power Station1,269 MW
- KW Linth-Limmern AG1,141 MW
- Kernkraftwerk Gösgen1,020 MW
- Linth–Limmern Power Stations1,000 MW
- Nant de Drance (NDD)914 MW
- KernKW Beznau730 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- 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.