Power plant · Gersten, Lower Saxony, Germany
WP Bawöste
WP Bawöste is a wind power plant in Gersten, Lower Saxony, Germany, with 26 MW of capacity, operated by AgRo & WEA Windpark Lengerich I GmbH & Co. KG, AgRo & WEA Windpark Lengerich II GmbH & Co. KG, Bürgerwindpark Lengerich II GmbH & Co KG and 1 other.
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 | Gersten | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 49838 Lengerich | 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 | AgRo & WEA Windpark Lengerich I GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | AgRo & WEA Windpark Lengerich II GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Bürgerwindpark Lengerich II GmbH & Co KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Bürgerwindpark Lengerich III GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 26 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 10 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 | Westnetz GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid connection level | Medium voltage (Mittelspannung) | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.5982, 7.5417 | 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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WP Bawöste is the 210th-largest of 557 power plants in Lower Saxony and the 1,328th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 26 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 | 210th of 557 | 24,459 MW | 0.11% |
| Germany | 1,328th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,761st of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 113 substations, 28 permit notices, 4 CO2 emitters (1 operating) and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haselünne | Substation | — | — | 9.8 km |
| Umspannwerk Clusorth | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
| Station Freren | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Raffinerie als Glocke | CO2 emitter | 1,083,008 tCO2e | — | 17 km |
| Kraftwerk Emsland (Lingen) | CO2 emitter | 1,623,104 tCO2e | — | 21 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning decision, Emmen (prb-2025-14746) | Permit notice | — | — | 34 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning draft decision, Emmen (prb-2025-10079) | Permit notice | — | — | 34 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning draft decision, Emmen (prb-2026-16375) | Permit notice | — | — | 35 km |
| Papierproduktion Nordland | CO2 emitter | 244,460 tCO2e | — | 44 km |
Operators, grid operator and place
- AgRo & WEA Windpark Lengerich I GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- AgRo & WEA Windpark Lengerich II GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- Bürgerwindpark Lengerich II GmbH & Co KGOperator
- Bürgerwindpark Lengerich III GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- Westnetz GmbHGrid operator
- Power plants in Lower Saxony, Germany940
- Power plants in Germany6,185
- Windparks in Deutschland3,909
- 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
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