Power plant · Essenbach, Bavaria, Germany
Kernkraftwerk Isar 2 (Isar 2 nuclear power plant)
Kernkraftwerk Isar 2 is a closed nuclear power plant in Essenbach, Bavaria, Germany, with 1,410 MW of capacity.
Grid connection
It closed in 2023, which freed up a 1,410 MW grid connection at extra-high voltage (220 or 380 kV), unless it has been reassigned since.
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 | Essenbach | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Dammstraße, 84051 Essenbach | 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 | 1988 | 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 | 1,410 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 |
| Grid connection level | Extra-high voltage (220 or 380 kV) (Höchstspannung) | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 48.6056, 12.2932 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 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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Isar 2 is the largest of 481 power plants in Bavaria and the 8th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 1,410 MW is 0.73% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bavaria | 1st of 481 | 20,044 MW | 7% |
| Germany | 8th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | 0.73% |
| All power plants in our data | 242nd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 142 substations and 3 CO2 emitters (1,235,339 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isar | Substation | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Isar substation | Substation | — | — | 0.3 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/77697819) | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Fels KA NSO RSO Saal a.d. Donau | CO2 emitter | 224,695 tCO2e | — | 42 km |
| Standort Neustadt | CO2 emitter | 679,888 tCO2e | — | 44 km |
| Petrochemische Anlage | CO2 emitter | 330,756 tCO2e | — | 46 km |
Place
Other power plants in Bavaria
- Gundremmingen C1,288 MW
- Irsching 5846 MW
- Franken823 MW
- SWM HKW Sued619 MW
- Irsching 4576 MW
- Kraftwerk Zolling472 MW
- Irsching 3415 MW
- SWM HKW Nord377 MW
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