Power plant · Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands
Windpark Houten
Windpark Houten is a power plant in Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands, with 6 MW of capacity, operated by Windpark Houten B.V.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Grid area | Available on request | Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart · Restricted · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Houten | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | De Staart bij 5, 3992 LK Houten | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2013 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Windpark Houten B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6 MW | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Available on request | Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart · Restricted · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.0256, 5.1357 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Windpark Houten is the 22nd-largest of 77 power plants in Utrecht and the 730th-largest of 2,153 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 6 MW is <0.1% of the 37,557 MW we hold for the Netherlands. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 22nd of 77 | 982 MW | 0.61% |
| Netherlands | 730th of 2,153 | 37,557 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,103rd of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 993 permit notices, 128 substations, 84 data centers, 84 CO2 emitters (45 operating) and 2 AI supercomputers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage omgevingsvergunning application, Houten (gmb-2026-386253) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.6 km |
| Battery storage omgevingsvergunning application, Houten (gmb-2025-467458) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning decision, Nieuwegein (prb-2025-14639) | Permit notice | — | — | 2.0 km |
| NorthC Nieuwegein | Data center | — | — | 2.3 km |
| 150 kV Nieuwegein | Substation | — | — | 3.0 km |
| Heat pump IJsselstein Ut (Westfort Slachterij) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 5.1 km |
| 150 kV Oudenrijn | Substation | — | — | 7.0 km |
| 150 kV substation (OSM way/1211885092) | Substation | — | — | 7.2 km |
| Biomass heat Utrecht (Eneco Warmteproductie Utrecht) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 9.7 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- 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.
- Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart. Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart, Restricted.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Officiële Bekendmakingen. Officiële Bekendmakingen, CC0 1.0.
- © 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.