Power plant · Elsteraue, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
BES ELS
BES ELS is a power plant in Elsteraue, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, with 20.3 MW of capacity, operated by BSA Elsteraue 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 | Elsteraue | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Dr.-Bergius-Straße, 06729 Elsteraue | 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 |
| Operator | BSA Elsteraue GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 20.3 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Storage capacity | 31.7 MWh | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery storage | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Mitteldeutsche Netzgesellschaft Strom mbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.0752, 12.1985 | 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.
Request researchHow it compares
BES ELS is the 151st-largest of 294 power plants in Saxony-Anhalt and the 1,785th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 20.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saxony-Anhalt | 151st of 294 | 9,806 MW | 0.21% |
| Germany | 1,785th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,907th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 170 substations, 11 CO2 emitters (7,468,614 tCO2e) and 3 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umspannwerk Tröglitz | Substation | — | — | 0.1 km |
| Schaltwerk Göbitz | Substation | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Umspannstation Windpark Langendorf | Substation | — | — | 3.9 km |
| Kraftwerk Wählitz | CO2 emitter | 299,867 tCO2e | — | 6.4 km |
| Energiezentrale 3 | CO2 emitter | 328,509 tCO2e | — | 6.5 km |
| Kalkofen der Zuckerfabrik Zeitz | CO2 emitter | 330,429 tCO2e | — | 6.5 km |
| Neubau KI-Rechenzentrum | Data center | — | Under construction | 30 km |
| Universitätsrechenzentrum | Data center | — | — | 32 km |
| Universitätsrechenzentrum | Data center | — | — | 46 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
Other power plants in Saxony-Anhalt
- Schkopau900 MW
- Heizkraftwerk Dieselstraße173 MW
- WP Vier Berge151 MW
- Mercer Stendal TG140 MW
- Großkayna137 MW
- Windpark Hüselitz123 MW
- Schinne II117 MW
- Bornstedt-Rottmersleben115 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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 Commission, Union Registry. EU Union Registry public data, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.