List of power stations in Switzerland
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The following page lists power stations in Switzerland. For traction current see List of installations for 15kV AC railway electrification in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Hydroelectric
There are 556 hydroelectric power plants in Switzerland that have a capacity of at least 300 kW. Some of these are listed below:[1]
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Nuclear
Name | Location | Geographic Coordinates | Type | Capacity MWe | Operational | Notes |
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Beznau Nuclear Power Plant | Döttingen | 47°33′09″N 8°13′43″E / 47.5524656°N 8.2285935°E | PWR | 365 | 1969- | |
47°33′06″N 8°13′42″E / 47.5517343°N 8.2282394°E | PWR | 365 | 1971- | |||
Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant | Muehleberg | 46°58′08″N 7°16′05″E / 46.9688616°N 7.2680515°E | BWR | 355 | 1972- | |
Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant | Däniken | 47°21′58″N 7°58′00″E / 47.3659747°N 7.9666758°E | PWR | 970 | 1979- | |
Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant | Leibstadt | 47°36′06″N 8°10′57″E / 47.6016925°N 8.1826043°E | BWR | 1165 | 1984- |
Thermal
Powerplant | Capacity (MW) | Location | Geographic coordinates | Opening | Type and fuel |
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Monthey | 55 | Monthey | - | 2009 | combined cycle[9] |
Tridel | 17 | Lausanne | - | - | garbage[10] |
Giubiasco | 16 | Giubiasco | - | - | garbage |
See also
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- List of power stations in Europe
- List of largest power stations in the world
- List of wind farms in Switzerland
References
- ^ "Hydropower". Swiss Confederation - Federal Office of Energy. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ a b c d "Limmat Power Generation". Regional Werke AG Baden. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "Flusskraftwerk Dietikon". Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "Das Etzelwerk" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-06-30.
- ^ a b Grimsel Hydropower Scheme
- ^ "Kraftwerk Höngg". City of Zurich. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "Kraftwerk Letten". City of Zurich. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "Kraftwerk Wettingen". City of Zurich. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ Alpiq website
- ^ Tridel website