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Heilbronn Power Station
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Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
in Heilbronn
Heilbronn
Heilbronn is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is completely surrounded by Heilbronn County and with approximately 123.000 residents, it is the sixth-largest city in the state....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(49° 10′38.4″ N, 9°12'22.75″ E). It is operated by EnBW
EnBW
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, or simply EnBW, is a publicly traded electric utilities company headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany.-History:...
, until 1997 by EVS, and has seven units. The capacity of the three units is 950 MW, two units with a capacity of approx. 200 MW are in cold reserve. The power station's two chimneys are the highest structures in Heilbronn and are recognizable as landmarks from far away.