Power plant · Dresden, Saxony, Germany

PSW Niederwartha PSS D

PSW Niederwartha PSS D is a closed power plant in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, with 19.9 MW of capacity.

Facts

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Fact	Value	Source
Location	Dresden	Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Address	Am Fährhaus 4, 01156 Dresden	Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Status	Closed	Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Start year	1958	Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
End year	2024	Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity	19.9 MW	Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Storage capacity	591 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
Coordinates	51.0910, 13.6100	Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

PSW Niederwartha PSS D is the 62nd-largest of 132 power plants in Saxony and the 1,855th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 19.9 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	62nd of 132	9,450 MW	0.21%
Germany	1,855th of 4,012	193,669 MW	<0.1%
All power plants in our data	4,074th of 12,032	1,190,447 MW	<0.1%

Timeline

Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.

1958Started operating
2024Retired

Nearby

Within 50 km of this power plant: 85 substations, 1 CO2 emitter (575,586 tCO2e) and 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.

Name	Kind	Size	Status	Distance
UW Niederwartha	Substation	—	—	0.3 km
Umspannwerk Radebeul	Substation	—	—	3.2 km
Umspannwerk Coswig	Substation	—	—	3.5 km
HKW NB Dresden	CO2 emitter	575,586 tCO2e	—	8.7 km
Zinnwald Lithium Project	Mine	—	—	41 km

Place

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Data on this page

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