Power plant · Grand Est, France
Croix-de-Metz Power Plant
Croix-de-Metz Power Plant is a gas power plant in Grand Est, France, with 413 MW of capacity.
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 | Grand Est | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2013 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 413 MW | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas (registered as Fossil Gas) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 17W100P100P0340L | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 48.6800, 5.8900 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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2 sources record Croix-de-Metz; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croix-de-Metz | asset:eic:17W100P100P0340L | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Croix-de-Metz | asset:opsd:17W100P100P0340L | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Croix-de-Metz is the 9th-largest of 17 power plants in Grand Est and the 49th-largest of 222 in France by capacity; its 413 MW is 0.38% of the 107,469 MW we hold for France. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Est | 9th of 17 | 17,364 MW | 2.4% |
| France | 49th of 222 | 107,469 MW | 0.38% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,387th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 CO2 emitters (1,179,363 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novacarb | CO2 emitter | 554,869 tCO2e | — | 28 km |
| Solvay Energy Services - Cogénération Dombasle | CO2 emitter | 624,494 tCO2e | — | 34 km |
Place
Other power plants in Grand Est
- Cattenom5,200 MW
- Chooz3,000 MW
- Nogent2,620 MW
- Fessenheim1,760 MW
- Emile Huchet1,421 MW
- Revin808 MW
- Maxe485 MW
- Blenod 5427 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe). Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe), Restricted.
- 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.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.