Power plant · Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany
Bürgerwindpark Westerhausen
Bürgerwindpark Westerhausen is a power plant in Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany, with 23.1 MW of capacity, operated by BWP Westerhausen 3 GmbH & Co. KG, BWP Westerhausen 4 GmbH & Co. KG, BWP Westerhausen 2 GmbH & Co. KG and 4 others.
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 | Wilhelmshaven | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 26388 Wilhelmshaven | 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 | 2016 | 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 | BWP Westerhausen 3 GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | BWP Westerhausen 4 GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | BWP Westerhausen 2 GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | BWP Westerhausen 6 GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | BWP Westerhausen 5 GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | BWP Westerhausen 7 GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | BWP Westerhausen 1 GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 23.1 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 7 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 | Avacon Netz GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.6059, 8.0359 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Bürgerwindpark Westerhausen is the 239th-largest of 557 power plants in Lower Saxony and the 1,513th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 23.1 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 | 239th of 557 | 24,459 MW | <0.1% |
| Germany | 1,513th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,481st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 90 substations and 2 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooksiel | Substation | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Inhausen | Substation | — | — | 2.3 km |
| Voslapp | Substation | — | — | 3.3 km |
| Data center, Lower Saxony (OSM way 1481438841) | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Data center, Rastede (OSM way 348249606) | Data center | — | — | 45 km |
Operators, grid operator and place
- BWP Westerhausen 3 GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- BWP Westerhausen 4 GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- BWP Westerhausen 2 GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- BWP Westerhausen 6 GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- BWP Westerhausen 5 GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- BWP Westerhausen 7 GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- BWP Westerhausen 1 GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- Avacon Netz GmbHGrid operator
- Power plants in Lower Saxony, Germany940
- Power plants in Germany6,185
- Germany: country profile
- Largest power plants
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.