Power plant · Rosenthal am Rennsteig, Thuringia, Germany
Mercer Rosenthal
Mercer Rosenthal is a power plant in Rosenthal am Rennsteig, Thuringia, Germany, with 53.1 MW of capacity, operated by Mercer Rosenthal 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 | Rosenthal am Rennsteig | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Hauptstraße 16, 07366 Rosenthal | 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 | 1999 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Mercer Rosenthal GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 53.1 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | biomass | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | TEN Thüringer Energienetze GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.4021, 11.7004 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Mercer Rosenthal is the 11th-largest of 110 power plants in Thuringia and the 559th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 53.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thuringia | 11th of 110 | 4,047 MW | 1.3% |
| Germany | 559th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,726th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 78 substations and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umspannwerk Blankenstein | Substation | — | — | 0.4 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/137247100) | Substation | — | — | 6.1 km |
| Umspannwerk Bad Steben | Substation | — | — | 6.3 km |
| noris network AG Rechenzentrum Hof | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| Data center, Saxony (OSM way 1084463415) | Data center | — | — | 46 km |
| Hetzner – Rechenzentrumspark Falkenstein | Data center | — | — | 46 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
Other power plants in Thuringia
- PSW Goldisthal PSS1,052 MW
- PSW Hohenwarte 2 PSS318 MW
- Gasturbine 3 Jena181 MW
- Kirchheilingen121 MW
- Windpark Calau GmbH & Co. KG79.8 MW
- PSW Bleiloch PSS79.8 MW
- Kirchengel67.7 MW
- SKW Hohenwarte 163.7 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.