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List of power stations in Switzerland 
Summary
The following page lists power stations in Switzerland. For traction current see List of installations for 15 kV AC railway electrification in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Hydroelectric edit
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There are 556 hydroelectric power plants in Switzerland that have a capacity of at least 300 kW. Some of these are listed below:[1]
| Station | Capacity (MW) | Location | Geographic coordinates | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aue Power Station[2] | 3.9 | Baden | 47°28′13″N 8°18′40″E / 47.47034°N 8.31098°E | Operational |
| Bieudron Hydroelectric Power Station | 1,269 | Bieudron | 46°11′07″N 7°14′58″E / 46.185297°N 7.249561°E | Operational |
| Chandoline Power Station | 120 | Operational | ||
| Dietikon Power Station[3] | 2.6 | Dietikon | 47°24′36″N 8°24′30″E / 47.410137°N 8.408344°E | Operational |
| Etzelwerk Power Station[4] | 140 | Altendorf | 47°11′40″N 8°48′40″E / 47.194347°N 8.811166°E | Operational |
| Fionnay Power Station | 290 | Operational | ||
| Gletsch Small Hydro | Gletsch | 46°33′49″N 8°21′45″E / 46.563604°N 8.362504°E | Historic | |
| Grimsel 1 Hydroelectric Power Station[5] | 1,450 | Guttannen | 46°34′20″N 8°19′47″E / 46.5721746°N 8.3296108°E | Operational |
| Grimsel 2 Hydroelectric Power Station (pumped-storage hydroelectric power station)[5] |
350 | Guttannen | 46°34′23″N 8°20′16″E / 46.5731887°N 8.3378989°E? | Operational |
| Höngg Power Station[6] | 1 | Zurich | 47°24′07″N 8°29′13″E / 47.401835°N 8.487035°E | Operational |
| Kappelerhof Power Station[2] | 6.8 | Baden | 47°29′04″N 8°17′35″E / 47.484469°N 8.292945°E | Operational |
| Küblis Power Station | 45 | Küblis | 46°54′50″N 9°46′55″E / 46.91389°N 9.78194°E | Operational |
| La Bâtiaz Power Station (Emosson Dam) | 162 | Martigny | 46°04′03″N 6°55′56″E / 46.0676332°N 6.9321907°E | Operational |
| Letten Power Station[7] | 4 | Zurich | 47°23′15″N 8°31′56″E / 47.387396°N 8.532321°E | Operational |
| Linth–Limmern Power Stations | 1,480 | Linthal | 46°51′00″N 9°0′03″E / 46.85000°N 9.00083°E | Operational |
| Mauvoisin Dam Power Stations | 363 | Bagnes | 45°59′53″N 7°20′55″E / 45.997997°N 7.348658°E | Operational |
| Mubisa power station | 26 | Ernen | Operational | |
| Nant de Drance | 900 | Finhaut | 46°03′49″N 6°54′40″E / 46.063661°N 6.911036°E | Operational |
| Nendaz Power Station | 390 | Operational | ||
| Ottenbach Small Hydro | Ottenbach | 47°16′47″N 8°23′51″E / 47.27985°N 8.39741°E | Historic as of 1920 | |
| Robbia Power Station | 27 | Poschiavo | 46°20′54″N 10°3′41″E / 46.34833°N 10.06139°E | Operational |
| Schiffmühle Power Station[2] | 2.6 | Untersiggenthal | 47°29′19″N 8°15′54″E / 47.488687°N 8.264937°E | Operational |
| Thorenberg Power Station | 0.75 | Littau | 47°03′10″N 8°14′53″E / 47.052696°N 8.248102°E | Operational since May 1886, second in the world |
| Turgi Power Station[2] | 1 | Turgi | Operational | |
| Verzasca Hydroelectric Power Station | 105 | Tenero-Contra | 46°11′48″N 8°50′53″E / 46.196681°N 8.848097°E | Operational |
| Wettingen Power Station[8] | 26 | Wettingen | 47°27′24″N 8°19′14″E / 47.456554°N 8.320631°E | Operational |
| Wysswasser Power Station[9] | 3.1 | Fiesch | 46°23′48″N 8°08′07″E / 46.39673°N 8.13520°E | Operational |
Nuclear edit
| Name | Capacity (MWe) | Location | Geographic coordinates | Type | Operational | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beznau Nuclear Power Plant, reactor I | 365 | Döttingen | 47°33′09″N 8°13′43″E / 47.5524656°N 8.2285935°E | PWR | 1969- | |
| Beznau II | 365 | Döttingen | 47°33′06″N 8°13′42″E / 47.5517343°N 8.2282394°E | PWR | 1971- | |
| Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant | 355 | Muehleberg | 46°58′08″N 7°16′05″E / 46.9688616°N 7.2680515°E | BWR | 1972-2019 | |
| Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant | 970 | Däniken | 47°21′58″N 7°58′00″E / 47.3659747°N 7.9666758°E | PWR | 1979- | |
| Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant | 1165 | Leibstadt | 47°36′06″N 8°10′57″E / 47.6016925°N 8.1826043°E | BWR | 1984- |
Thermal edit
| Name | Capacity (MW) | Location | Geographic coordinates | Type and fuel | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthey | 55 | Monthey | - | combined cycle[10] | 2009 |
| Tridel | 17 | Lausanne | - | waste[11] | - |
| Giubiasco | 16 | Giubiasco | - | waste | - |
A gas turbine testing facility in Birr AG, belonging to Ansaldo Energia, sometimes feeds up to 740 megawatts into the Swiss electricity grid.[12]
See also edit
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References edit
- ^ "Hydropower". Swiss Confederation - Federal Office of Energy. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ a b c d "Limmat Power Generation". Regional Werke AG Baden. Archived from the original on 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "Flusskraftwerk Dietikon". Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich. Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "Das Etzelwerk" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
- ^ a b Grimsel Hydropower Scheme
- ^ "Kraftwerk Höngg". City of Zurich. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "Kraftwerk Letten". City of Zurich. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "Kraftwerk Wettingen". City of Zurich. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ GKW Fiesch
- ^ Alpiq website
- ^ Tridel website
- ^ "Gaskraftwerk könnte in 30 Minuten am Netz sein".