Power plant · Büren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
WP Salzkotten
WP Salzkotten is a power plant in Büren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with 11.1 MW of capacity, operated by Ventus Ante Portas GmbH & Co.KG II.
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 | Büren | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 33154 Salzkotten | 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 | 2024 | 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 | Ventus Ante Portas GmbH & Co.KG II | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 11.1 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 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 | Westfalen Weser Netz GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6755, 8.6534 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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WP Salzkotten is the 444th-largest of 490 power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 3,639th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 11.1 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 | 444th of 490 | 38,595 MW | <0.1% |
| Germany | 3,639th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,666th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 126 substations and 2 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzkotten | Substation | — | — | 3.9 km |
| VegaSystems NCPB | Data center | — | — | 5.8 km |
| Borchen | Substation | — | — | 6.2 km |
| Paderborn-West | Substation | — | — | 6.4 km |
| Data center, North Rhine-Westphalia (OSM way 88425865) | Data center | — | — | 27 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
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 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.