Powered land · Hesse
69 ha site at Gemarkung Höchst a. d. Nidder, Flur 8, Flurstück 5
A candidate site of 69.2 ha in Hesse, made up of 1 cadastral parcel. It lies 1.05 km from the 110 kV substation Altenstadt. The nearest transmission substation, Umspannwerk Karben (380 kV), is 12.1 km away, where the grid development plan lists 4 measures.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 69.2 ha (the official areas of its parcels added up) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Cadastral parcels | 1 (largest: Gemarkung Höchst a. d. Nidder, Flur 8, Flurstück 5) | ALKIS Hessen (open cadastre) · Free use without restriction or condition · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Hesse | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.2614, 8.9571 (a point on the largest parcel) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | Altenstadt (1.05 km, site edge to substation fence) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Substation voltage | 110 kV | OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass) · record · ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest transmission substation | Umspannwerk Karben (12.1 km from the nearest parcel, 380 kV, TenneT TSO GmbH) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Planned at that substation | 380/110 kV transformer (3x) (due 2026); 380/110 kV transformer (1x) (due 2026); Short-circuit current limiting reactor (due 2030); 1 more (Netzentwicklungsplan) | Netzentwicklungsplan Strom: digital project library · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water stress | High (40–80%) (score 3.5 of 5, withdrawals 54.8% of renewable supply) | WRI Aqueduct 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
How it compares
#200 of 399 sites in Hesse and #2,659 of 4,863 in Germany by site score. Larger than 52% of the sites in Hesse. Closer to its substation than 64% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 69.2 ha | 22.5 | 35 |
| Distance to the substation | 1.05 km | 16.6 | 35 |
| Substation voltage | 110 kV | 10 | 30 |
| Site score | 49 | 100 |
Nearby sites on the same substation
2 other sites have Altenstadt as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 50 ha site at Gemarkung Hainchen, Flur 4, Flurstück 250.99 km · score 43
- 64 ha site at Gemarkung Ostheim, Flur 8, Flurstück 111.95 km · score 31
- Sites in Hesse403
- Sites in Germany5,000
- Altenstadtsubstation
Data on this page
- ALKIS Hessen (open cadastre). ALKIS Hessen (open cadastre), Free use without restriction or condition.
- Netzentwicklungsplan Strom 2037/2045 (2025), zweiter Entwurf | Übertragungsnetzbetreiber (M) CC-BY-4.0. Netzentwicklungsplan Strom: digital project library, CC BY 4.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Rare Context. Rare Context powered-land sites, ODbL 1.0.
- Kuzma, S., M.F.P. Bierkens, S. Lakshman, T. Luo, L. Saccoccia, E. H. Sutanudjaja, and R. Van Beek. 2023. Aqueduct 4.0: Updated Decision-Relevant Global Water Risk Indicators. Technical Note. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. doi.org/10.46830/writn.23.00061. WRI Aqueduct 4.0, CC BY 4.0.