Power plant · Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Koepchenwerk Bl.
Koepchenwerk Bl. is a power plant in Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with 162 MW of capacity, operated by RWE Generation SE.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Herdecke | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Im Schiffwinkel 43, 58313 Herdecke | 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 | 1989 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | RWE Generation SE | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 162 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Storage capacity | 634 MWh | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | pumped hydro storage | 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 |
| Coordinates | 51.4114, 7.4544 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Koepchenwerk Bl. is the 43rd-largest of 490 power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 165th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 162 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 43rd of 490 | 38,595 MW | 0.42% |
| Germany | 165th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 975th of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 processing plants, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second TBRC Lünen | Processing plant | — | — | 22 km |
| Pure Battery Technologies pCAM plant Europe | Processing plant | — | — | 26 km |
| ProHiPerSi | Processing plant | — | — | 47 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from RWE Generation SE
- Emsland1,645 MW
- Vianden1,294 MW
- Gersteinwerk1,065 MW
- GuD Voerde856 MW · planned
- GuD Gundremmingen830 MW · planned
- GuD Gersteinwerk GT547 MW · planned
- GuD Weisweiler GT543 MW · planned
- Batteriespeicher Gundremmingen 1391 MW · planned
Other power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Niederaußem2,220 MW
- Neurath2,120 MW
- Weisweiler1,319 MW
- Gersteinwerk1,065 MW
- Datteln 41,052 MW
- Trianel Gaskraftwerk Hamm890 MW
- Knapsack I880 MW
- Heyden 4875 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- EU CRMA strategic projects. EU CRMA strategic projects, CC BY 4.0, verified 2026-10-24.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.