Power plant · Erkelenz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
WP Holzweiler
WP Holzweiler is a power plant in Erkelenz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with 16.8 MW of capacity, operated by EnBW Windkraftprojekte GmbH.
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 | Erkelenz | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 41812 Erkelenz | 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 | 2026 | 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 | EnBW Windkraftprojekte GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 16.8 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 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 | NEW Netz GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.0332, 6.4011 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
WP Holzweiler is the 289th-largest of 490 power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 2,270th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 16.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 289th of 490 | 38,595 MW | <0.1% |
| Germany | 2,270th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,654th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 251 substations, 20 data centers, 9 CO2 emitters (8 operating) 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/150276666) | Substation | — | — | 5.5 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/31452828) | Substation | — | — | 7.4 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/94059599) | Substation | — | — | 10.0 km |
| Data center, Jülich (OSM way 194023609) | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| Rechenzentrum Hartmann GmbH & Co. KG | Data center | — | — | 18 km |
| Heat pump Brunssum (Stichting Weller Wonen) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 32 km |
| EURaix Evolution | Data center | — | — | 33 km |
| Biomass heat Heerlen (Carbon6) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 34 km |
| EU BEST STRAT: Battery Economical Sustainable (Recycling-) Technology | Processing plant | — | — | 34 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from EnBW Windkraftprojekte GmbH
- SD Schönfeld106 MW
- WP Ostercappeln II50 MW · planned
- WP Müncheberg Mittelheide43.4 MW · planned
- Windpark Langenburg_A40.1 MW
- WP Hoort39.9 MW · planned
- Windpark Wulkow-Trebnitz37.8 MW
- Windpark Prötzel II37.8 MW
- WP Gerdau Repowering34.2 MW
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
- 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.
- © European Union, European Commission (DG GROW). EU CRMA strategic projects, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.