Großkrotzenburg Power Station (German: Kraftwerk Staudinger) is a modern coal-fired thermal power station in Großkrotzenburg, Hesse, east of Frankfurt, Germany. It comprises five units with a total capacity of approximately 1900 MW. The units were built between 1965 and 1992. Units 1-3 were decommissioned in 2012 and 2013. A characteristic of this power station is the fact that the most recently built unit, Unit 5, uses the updraught from the existing cooling towers as stack. The power station is operated by Uniper.
Technical information Großkrotenzburg Power Station consists of 5 units, of which only Unit 5 is operated regularly. A 6th unit was planned, but was cancelled in 2012 for economic reasons. +Thermal units of Großkrotenzburg Power StationUnitFuelNet outputCommissionedDecommissionedPurpose1Coal246 MW19652012 (Kept in reserve for district heating until April 30 2013)Load Following, District Heating 2Coal249 MW19652001 (Cold reserve until 2012)Load Following, District Heating 3Coal293 MW19702012Load Following4Natural Gas, Heating Oil622 MW19772012 (In Federal Network Agency reserve until 2018)Peak Load5Coal510 MW1992Still in ServiceBase Load, District Heating6Coal1055 MWCancelledBase Load, District Heating
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