Power plant · Sprötau, Thuringia, Germany
Vogelsberg
Vogelsberg is a power plant in Sprötau, Thuringia, Germany, with 46.3 MW of capacity, operated by Windkraft Vogelsberg II GmbH & Co. KG and Windkraft Vogelsberg GmbH & Co. KG.
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 | Sprötau | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 99610 Sprötau | 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 | 2017 | 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 | Windkraft Vogelsberg II GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Windkraft Vogelsberg GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 46.3 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 12 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 | TEN Thüringer Energienetze GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.1021, 11.1966 | 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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Vogelsberg is the 15th-largest of 110 power plants in Thuringia and the 662nd-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 46.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thuringia | 15th of 110 | 4,047 MW | 1.1% |
| Germany | 662nd of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,075th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 76 substations, 2 data centers and 2 CO2 emitters (951,388 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schloßvippach | Substation | — | — | 5.1 km |
| Schloßvippach West | Substation | — | — | 5.2 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/172456554) | Substation | — | — | 9.5 km |
| Universitätsrechenzentrum | Data center | — | — | 33 km |
| HKW Jena | CO2 emitter | 194,268 tCO2e | — | 36 km |
| Zementwerk Karsdorf | CO2 emitter | 757,120 tCO2e | — | 38 km |
| Rechenzentrum Thüringer Netkom | Data center | — | — | 50 km |
Operators, 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
- 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.