Power plant · Rain, Bavaria, Germany
Rain
Rain is a power plant in Rain, Bavaria, Germany, with 12.7 MW of capacity, operated by LEW Wasserkraft.
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 | Rain | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Kraftwerkstraße 21, 86641 Rain | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1955 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | LEW Wasserkraft | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 12.7 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 units | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Storage capacity | 1.51 MWh | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | battery storage | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | hydro | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | LEW Verteilnetz GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 48.6925, 10.8978 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Rain is the 355th-largest of 481 power plants in Bavaria and the 3,102nd-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 12.7 MW is <0.1% 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 | 355th of 481 | 20,044 MW | <0.1% |
| Germany | 3,102nd of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,888th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 100 substations and 5 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/35961718) | Substation | — | — | 0.1 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/88926011) | Substation | — | — | 4.3 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/34640770) | Substation | — | — | 5.4 km |
| Data center, Bavaria (OSM node 10853783649) | Data center | — | — | 38 km |
| ZEBRA | Data center | — | — | 40 km |
| noris network AG ING1 ITB | Data center | — | — | 43 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from LEW Wasserkraft
- Meitingen12.6 MW
- Gersthofen BS112.5 MW
- Oberpeiching12.3 MW
Other power plants in Bavaria
- Isar 21,410 MW
- Gundremmingen C1,288 MW
- Irsching 5846 MW
- Franken823 MW
- SWM HKW Sued619 MW
- Irsching 4576 MW
- Kraftwerk Zolling472 MW
- Irsching 3415 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.