Substation · Hesse, Germany
Umspannwerk Gießen Nord
Umspannwerk Gießen Nord is a 380 kV substation in Hesse, Germany, connected by TenneT TSO 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 | Hesse | OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass) · record · ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Hesse, Lower Saxony | Netzentwicklungsplan Strom: digital project library · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | TenneT TSO GmbH | OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass) · record · ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | TenneT TSO GmbH | Netzentwicklungsplan Strom: digital project library · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | TenneT TSO GmbH | Netzentwicklungsplan Strom: digital project library · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned reinforcement | STATCOM (1x) (due 2031, transmission network, NEP measure M592g6, project TTG-018, start grid (approved or under way), confirmed by the previous plan) | Netzentwicklungsplan Strom: digital project library · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned reinforcement | Short-circuit strength upgrade (due 2035, transmission network, NEP measure M790, project P371, added by this plan) | Netzentwicklungsplan Strom: digital project library · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 380 kV (levels 380, 110 kV) | OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass) · record · ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.6057, 8.6561 | OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass) · record · ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this substation and its grid operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its headroom, congestion and the land around it, and an introduction to the grid operator.
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3 records in 2 sources describe Umspannwerk Gießen Nord; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umspannwerk Gießen Nord | asset:osm:way-1464561951 | OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass) | — |
| Gießen/Nord substation | asset:nep:giessen-nord-he | Netzentwicklungsplan Strom: digital project library | Same name and Land |
| Gießen/Nord substation | asset:nep:giessen-nord-ni | Netzentwicklungsplan Strom: digital project library | Same name and operator |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 101 power plants (47 operating, 907 MW), 7 data centers and 1 processing plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ekom21 | Data center | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Batterie Rechtenbach | Power plant | 16 MW | Operating | 11 km |
| Windpark Hohenahr | Power plant | 16.8 MW | Operating | 11 km |
| Windpark Eichwald | Power plant | 20.4 MW | Planned | 12 km |
| Artec data center, Hesse | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
| Titanium alloys made in Europe | Processing plant | — | — | 30 km |
| Iron Mountain FRA-2 | Data center | — | — | 46 km |
Grid operator and place
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Data on this page
- © European Union, European Commission (DG GROW). EU CRMA strategic projects, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Netzentwicklungsplan Strom 2037/2045 (2025), zweiter Entwurf | Übertragungsnetzbetreiber (M) CC-BY-4.0. Netzentwicklungsplan Strom: digital project library, CC BY 4.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.