Battery storage · Germany
Speicher Elsterheide
Operator UGE Neuwiese GmbH & Co. KG Umweltgereche Energie
Planned6.7 MWData checked 10 November 2026
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Speicher Elsterheide is a 6.7 MW battery storage site 4.6 km north of Hoyerswerda, Elsterheide, Bautzen, Sachsen, Germany. It first operated in 2026. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 42 other energy sites within 10 km. 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-0097, Battery storage fire in Bautzen, Germany prompts local evacuations, 36 km from this site.
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| EIR-0097 | 2026 | Battery storage fire in Bautzen, Germany prompts local evacuations | 36 km | Significant |
| EIR-1586 | 2024 | Third battery fire at Suncycle site in Thuringia | 231 km | Significant |
| EIR-2437 | 2024 | Battery container fire causes EUR 700,000 damage at German test centre | 231 km | Significant |
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Summary for this site
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In the full packThe site
- Technology
- Battery storage (Usable capacity 8 MWh, Lithium-Batterie)
- Capacity
- 6.7 MW
- Capacity figure from
- Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
- Status
- Planned (In planning)
- Operator
- UGE Neuwiese GmbH & Co. KG Umweltgereche Energie
- Location
- Elsterheide, Bautzen, Sachsen, 02979, Germany
- First operating
- 2026
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Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names Speicher Elsterheide. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
Questions
- Has Speicher Elsterheide had a fire or other incident?
- None is on the register as of 11 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Speicher Elsterheide; it holds 17 incidents at battery storage sites in Germany.
- What is the status of Speicher Elsterheide?
- Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
- Where is Speicher Elsterheide?
- 4.6 km north of Hoyerswerda, Elsterheide, Bautzen, Sachsen, Germany (postcode 02979).
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).