Heilbronn Power Station is a

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Heilbronn Heilbronn () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn (district), Heilbronn District. With over 126,000 residents, it is the sixth-largest city in the state. From the late Mid ...

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. It is operated by EnBW Kraftwerke AG, until 1997 by EVS, and has seven units. Specifically, Unit 7 is the largest coal-fired unit used by

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. 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

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s are the highest structures in Heilbronn and are recognizable as landmarks from far away.

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