Power plant · Edertal, Hesse, Germany
Pumpspeicherkraftwerk Waldeck 2 (Waldeck 2 pumped storage plant)
Pumpspeicherkraftwerk Waldeck 2 is a pumped storage power plant in Edertal, Hesse, Germany, with 480 MW of capacity, operated by Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH.
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 | Edertal | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Kraftwerkstraße 10, 34549 Edertal | 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 | 1974 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 480 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Storage capacity | 7,572 MWh | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Pumped hydro storage | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | TenneT TSO GmbH | 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 | 51.1677, 9.0462 | 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.
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2 records describe Waldeck 2; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldeck 2 | asset:mastr:SEE933021962319 | Marktstammdatenregister | — |
| Waldeck 2 F2 | asset:mastr:SEE996080766151 | Marktstammdatenregister | Same location number |
How it compares
Waldeck 2 is the 2nd-largest of 206 power plants in Hesse and the 63rd-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 480 MW is 0.25% 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 | 2nd of 206 | 7,473 MW | 6.4% |
| Germany | 63rd of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | 0.25% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,252nd of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 82 substations, 1 CO2 emitter (174,309 tCO2e) and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 380 kV substation (OSM way/41665502) | Substation | — | — | 0.1 km |
| Waldeck | Substation | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Waldeck | Substation | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Fernwärmekraftwerk Kassel (FKK) | CO2 emitter | 174,309 tCO2e | — | 33 km |
| General Logistics Systems Germany GmbH & Co. OHG | Data center | — | — | 47 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
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- G-E0-070-GEN-4-GS-1115 MW
- A-U1-084-GEN-02115 MW
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Data on this page
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- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
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