Power plant · Wiesmoor, Lower Saxony, Germany
Wiesmoor I
Wiesmoor I is a power plant in Wiesmoor, Lower Saxony, Germany, with 43.3 MW of capacity, operated by Carpe Ventos Wiesmoor l GmbH & Co. KG, Carpe Ventos Wiesmoor IV GmbH & Co. KG, Carpe Ventos Wiesmoor VII 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 | Wiesmoor | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 26639 Wiesmoor | 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 | 2010 | 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 | Carpe Ventos Wiesmoor l GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Carpe Ventos Wiesmoor IV GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Carpe Ventos Wiesmoor VII GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Carpe Ventos Wiesmoor X GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Carpe Ventos Wiesmoor XI GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | LES Nordwest-Wind 1 GmbH & Co.KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Carpe Ventos Wiesmoor III GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 43.3 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 20 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 | 53.3855, 7.7913 | 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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Wiesmoor I is the 100th-largest of 557 power plants in Lower Saxony and the 729th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 43.3 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 | 100th of 557 | 24,459 MW | 0.18% |
| Germany | 729th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,176th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 137 substations, 5 data centers, 4 permit notices and 2 CO2 emitters (1,777,313 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiesmoor/Süd | Substation | — | — | 1.9 km |
| Bentstreek | Substation | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Wiesmoor | Substation | — | — | 5.0 km |
| PKVarel Papierfabrik | CO2 emitter | 272,732 tCO2e | — | 23 km |
| Data center, Lower Saxony (OSM way 1481438841) | Data center | — | — | 30 km |
| Steinkohlekraftwerk Wilhelmshaven | CO2 emitter | 1,504,581 tCO2e | — | 31 km |
| Data center, Rastede (OSM way 348249606) | Data center | — | — | 35 km |
| Data center, Lower Saxony (OSM way 258743341) | Data center | — | — | 37 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Oldambt (prb-2026-17995) | Permit notice | — | — | 48 km |
Operators, grid operator and place
- Carpe Ventos Wiesmoor l GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- Carpe Ventos Wiesmoor IV GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- Carpe Ventos Wiesmoor VII GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- Carpe Ventos Wiesmoor X GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- Carpe Ventos Wiesmoor XI GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- LES Nordwest-Wind 1 GmbH & Co.KGOperator
- Carpe Ventos Wiesmoor III 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
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- 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
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- 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.
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