Power plant · Erftstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Windpark Erftstadt (Erftstadt wind farm)
Windpark Erftstadt is a wind power plant in Erftstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with 33 MW of capacity, operated by Windpark Erftstadt 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 | Erftstadt | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 50374 Erftstadt | 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 | 2025 | 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 | Windpark Erftstadt GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 33 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 8 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 | 50.7885, 6.7184 | 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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Windpark Erftstadt is the 145th-largest of 490 power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 1,013th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 33 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 | 145th of 490 | 38,595 MW | <0.1% |
| Germany | 1,013th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,004th of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 222 substations, 21 CO2 emitters (42,378,617 tCO2e), 15 data centers, 2 permit notices and 1 processing plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/87610764) | Substation | — | — | 4.4 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/88061824) | Substation | — | — | 6.2 km |
| Umspanwerk Erftstadt | Substation | — | — | 6.8 km |
| Anlage zur Papierherstellung | CO2 emitter | 168,114 tCO2e | — | 10 km |
| Kraftwerk Knapsacker Hügel (Betriebsteil Goldenberg und Berrenrath) | CO2 emitter | 886,155 tCO2e | — | 12 km |
| Industriekraftwerk Frechen | CO2 emitter | 568,341 tCO2e | — | 13 km |
| Data center, Jülich (OSM way 194023609) | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| NetCologne data center, Köln | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
| Surfplanet GmbH | Data center | — | — | 30 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
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
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- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
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