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Battery storage · Germany

Photovoltaik-Speicher-Kraftwerk Kempten

Operator JT Solar 8 GmbH & Co. KG

Planned5.1 MWData checked 10 November 2026

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Photovoltaik-Speicher-Kraftwerk Kempten is a 5.1 MW battery storage site 7.1 km south of Waltenhofen, Germany. It first operated in 2027. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 8 other energy sites within 10 km, 4 of them battery storage sites. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 17 incidents at battery storage sites in Germany, and 196 worldwide.

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The pack for this site lists 8 comparable battery incidents in Germany, grid-scale only, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-2478, Battery storage unit fire releases gases in Obernzell, Germany, 270 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-24782026Battery storage unit fire releases gases in Obernzell, Germany270 kmSignificant
EIR-15862024Third battery fire at Suncycle site in Thuringia370 kmSignificant
EIR-24372024Battery container fire causes EUR 700,000 damage at German test centre370 kmSignificant
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Summary for this site

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In the full pack
Technology
Battery storage (Usable capacity 10.2 MWh, Lithium-Batterie)
Capacity
5.1 MW
Capacity figure from
Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
Status
Planned (In planning)
Operator
JT Solar 8 GmbH & Co. KG
Location
Waltenhofen, Oberallgäu, Bayern, 87448, Germany
First operating
2027

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Alerts for applications and incidents near here

None found. The register holds no published incident that names Photovoltaik-Speicher-Kraftwerk Kempten. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).

Has Photovoltaik-Speicher-Kraftwerk Kempten had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 11 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Photovoltaik-Speicher-Kraftwerk Kempten; it holds 17 incidents at battery storage sites in Germany.
What is the status of Photovoltaik-Speicher-Kraftwerk Kempten?
Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
Where is Photovoltaik-Speicher-Kraftwerk Kempten?
7.1 km south of Waltenhofen, Germany (postcode 87448).

Source: Marktstammdatenregister, Bundesnetzagentur, Datenlizenz Deutschland, Namensnennung, Version 2.0 (www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).