Power plant · Geesthacht, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
PSW Geesthacht PSS
PSW Geesthacht PSS is a power plant in Geesthacht, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with 119 MW of capacity, operated by Vattenfall Wasserkraft 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 | Geesthacht | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Elbuferstraße 49, 21502 Geesthacht | 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 | 1958 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Vattenfall Wasserkraft GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 119 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 |
| Storage capacity | 1,602 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 |
| Grid operator | Hamburger Energienetze GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.4190, 10.3940 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
PSW Geesthacht PSS is the 6th-largest of 453 power plants in Schleswig-Holstein and the 211th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 119 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schleswig-Holstein | 6th of 453 | 12,033 MW | 0.99% |
| Germany | 211th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,155th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 126 substations and 6 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/167996433) | Substation | — | — | 0.0 km |
| 380 kV substation (OSM way/700393479) | Substation | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Schaltwerk Krümmel (50 Hertz) | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Data center, Hamburg (OSM way 26113850) | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| NorthC Hamburg 1 | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| Data center, Hamburg (OSM way 34943239) | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Vattenfall Wasserkraft GmbH
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- PSW Wendefurth PSS79.8 MW
- SKW Hohenwarte 163.7 MW
Other power plants in Schleswig-Holstein
- Brokdorf1,410 MW
- HKW Wedel253 MW
- Gasturbine 13 (Flensburg)236 MW
- Küstenkraftwerk K.I.E.L189 MW
- Bürgerwindpark Reußenköge GmbH & Co. KG185 MW
- Bürgerwindpark Reußenköge117 MW
- WP Jardelund105 MW
- Eco Power One104 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.