Power plant · Ulrichstein, Hesse, Germany
Helpershain-Meiches
Helpershain-Meiches is a power plant in Ulrichstein, Hesse, Germany, with 60.2 MW of capacity, operated by BürgerWIND Ulrichstein, Windpark Goldner Steinrück GmbH and Oberhessische Versorgungsbetriebe AG.
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 | Ulrichstein | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 35327 Ulrichstein | 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 | 2011 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | BürgerWIND Ulrichstein | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Windpark Goldner Steinrück GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Oberhessische Versorgungsbetriebe AG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 60.2 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 19 units | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | ovag Netz GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Avacon Netz GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.5965, 9.2496 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares
Helpershain-Meiches is the 22nd-largest of 206 power plants in Hesse and the 472nd-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 60.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesse | 22nd of 206 | 7,473 MW | 0.81% |
| Germany | 472nd of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,607th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 85 substations and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulrichstein | Substation | — | — | 3.6 km |
| Mücke | Substation | — | — | 6.3 km |
| Frischborn | Substation | — | — | 8.0 km |
| ekom21 | Data center | — | — | 42 km |
| General Logistics Systems Germany GmbH & Co. OHG | Data center | — | — | 42 km |
| Artec data center, Hesse | Data center | — | — | 44 km |
Operators, grid operators and place
- BürgerWIND UlrichsteinOperator
- Windpark Goldner Steinrück GmbHOperator
- Oberhessische Versorgungsbetriebe AGOperator
- ovag Netz GmbHGrid operator
- Avacon Netz GmbHGrid operator
- Power plants in Hesse, Germany325
- Power plants in Germany6,185
- Germany: country profile
- Largest power plants
Other power plants in Hesse
- Staudinger1,102 MW
- Waldeck 2480 MW
- bnBm GasKW BIB378 MW
- Kraftwerk WI DT 2.1229 MW
- Waldeck 1 Pumpspeicher145 MW
- G-U1-008-GEN-03-NEA-2125 MW
- G-E0-070-GEN-4-GS-1115 MW
- A-U1-084-GEN-02115 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.
- 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.