Power plant · Geestland, Lower Saxony, Germany
WP Köhlen
WP Köhlen is a power plant in Geestland, Lower Saxony, Germany, with 48.8 MW of capacity, operated by Köhlen Wind GmbH and Alterric Windpark Köhlen GmbH & Co. KG.
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 | Geestland | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 27624 Geestland | 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 | Köhlen Wind GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Alterric Windpark Köhlen GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 48.8 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 16 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 | 53.5385, 8.9748 | 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 Köhlen is the 82nd-largest of 557 power plants in Lower Saxony and the 623rd-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 48.8 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 | 82nd of 557 | 24,459 MW | 0.2% |
| Germany | 623rd of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,981st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 111 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köhlen | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Umspannwerk Armstorf/Dornsode | Substation | — | — | 4.0 km |
| 380 kV substation (OSM way/1072574879) | Substation | — | — | 6.7 km |
Operators, grid operator and place
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
- 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 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.