Power plant · Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
WP Leipzig 1 Knautnaundorf
WP Leipzig 1 Knautnaundorf is a power plant in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, with 12.6 MW of capacity, operated by Zopf GmbH Umweltgerechte Energieprojekte.
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 | Leipzig | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 04249 Leipzig | 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 | Zopf GmbH Umweltgerechte Energieprojekte | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 12.6 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 | Netz Leipzig GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.2630, 12.2561 | 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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WP Leipzig 1 Knautnaundorf is the 97th-largest of 132 power plants in Saxony and the 3,122nd-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 12.6 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 | 97th of 132 | 9,450 MW | 0.13% |
| Germany | 3,122nd of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,932nd of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 164 substations, 11 CO2 emitters (7,461,682 tCO2e), 2 data centers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lützen | Substation | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Stahl- und Hartgusswerk Bösdorf | Substation | — | — | 2.1 km |
| Umspannwerk Kulkwitz | Substation | — | — | 3.6 km |
| HKW Leipzig Süd | CO2 emitter | 188,697 tCO2e | — | 9.6 km |
| Neubau KI-Rechenzentrum | Data center | — | Under construction | 11 km |
| Universitätsrechenzentrum | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| GuD und Heizkraftwerk Nord | CO2 emitter | 183,839 tCO2e | — | 13 km |
| Werk 939,Leuna, Unit 824 | CO2 emitter | 184,785 tCO2e | — | 18 km |
| European Lithium Refining and Recycling Hub Bitterfeld: from primary raw materials via recycling to critical solid state battery components | Processing plant | — | — | 43 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
Other power plants in Saxony
- Boxberg2,470 MW
- Kraftwerk Lippendorf1,782 MW
- PSW Markersbach PSS1,045 MW
- SILUX Solarpark 1 GmbH & Co. KG447 MW
- DT (Dresden)260 MW
- Heizkraftwerk Leipzig Nord GT82181 MW
- Heizkraftwerk Leipzig Süd136 MW
- Elsterheide107 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 Union, European Commission (DG GROW). EU CRMA strategic projects, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.