Power plant · Neckarwestheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
GKN II
GKN II is a closed power plant in Neckarwestheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with 1,310 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 | Neckarwestheim | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Im Steinbruch, 74382 Neckarwestheim | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Closed | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1989 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2023 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,310 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 49.0400, 9.1764 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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GKN II is the largest of 231 power plants in Baden-Württemberg and the 13th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 1,310 MW is 0.68% of the 193,669 MW we hold for Germany. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | 1st of 231 | 14,520 MW | 9% |
| Germany | 13th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | 0.68% |
| All power plants in our data | 202nd of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | 0.11% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 172 substations, 6 data centers, 4 CO2 emitters (3,015,772 tCO2e), 1 AI supercomputer and 1 processing plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Neckarwestheim 2 (GKN2) | Substation | — | — | 0.1 km |
| 380 kV substation (OSM way/177942744) | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Bahnstrom-Umrichterwerk Neckarwestheim | Substation | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Heizkraftwerk Heilbronn | CO2 emitter | 1,300,349 tCO2e | — | 15 km |
| Rechenzentrum Ellhofen | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
| Kraftwerk Stuttgart-Münster | CO2 emitter | 165,982 tCO2e | — | 25 km |
| High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart Hawk | AI supercomputer | 61 H100e | Operating | 34 km |
| Höchstleistungsrechenzentrum der Universität Stuttgart | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
| Nepustil RZ4 | Data center | — | — | 37 km |
Place
Other power plants in Baden-Württemberg
- KW Wehr MS A91,271 MW
- GKM1,098 MW
- Rheinhafen-Dampfkraftwerk RDK 8834 MW
- Heizkraftwerk Heilbronn HLB 7778 MW
- Rheinhafen-Dampfkraftwerk RDK 7517 MW
- KW Witznau MS B3516 MW
- GKM Block 8435 MW
- Heizkraftwerk Altbach/Deizisau HKW 1433 MW
Data on this page
- 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.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI supercomputers, CC BY 4.0.
- European Commission, Union Registry. EU Union Registry public data, CC BY 4.0.
- 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 contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.