Power plant · Leer (Ostfriesland), Lower Saxony, Germany
BESS Leer Nord
BESS Leer Nord is a power plant in Leer (Ostfriesland), Lower Saxony, Germany, with 15.4 MW of capacity, operated by SWO Energie Leer Nord 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 | Leer (Ostfriesland) | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Nüttermoorer Straße, 26789 Leer | 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 | 2026 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | SWO Energie Leer Nord GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 15.4 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Storage capacity | 31.3 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 |
| Grid operator | EWE Netz GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.2628, 7.4211 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
BESS Leer Nord is the 380th-largest of 557 power plants in Lower Saxony and the 2,552nd-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 15.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Saxony | 380th of 557 | 24,459 MW | <0.1% |
| Germany | 2,552nd of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,031st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 155 substations, 10 CO2 emitters (6 operating) and 4 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leer/Nord | Substation | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Jemgum | Substation | — | — | 2.5 km |
| Leer/West | Substation | — | — | 4.0 km |
| Green gas Nieuwolda (BIO Deeterink) | CO2 emitter | — | Permitted | 25 km |
| Green gas Farmsum (SFP Groningen) | CO2 emitter | — | Permitted | 31 km |
| Biomass heat Veendam (Kanadevia Inova Biogas Veendam) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 38 km |
| Datacenter Groningen | Data center | — | — | 39 km |
| Google Datacenter Eemshaven | Data center | — | — | 41 km |
| QTS Eemshaven Netherlands Data Center | Data center | — | — | 42 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
Other power plants in Lower Saxony
- Emsland1,645 MW
- Grohnde1,360 MW
- Emsland A1,336 MW
- Kraftwerk Wilhelmshaven Onyx726 MW
- Wilhelmshaven 1 DT715 MW
- KWM Block 3690 MW
- Kraftwerk Emden Dampfturbine433 MW
- Kraftwerk Landesbergen Dampfturbine431 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.