!!!Kleinkraftwerke

Power Plants, Small-scale, in Austria, these are electricity 
generating stations with an output capacity of up to 5,000 kW (in the 
rest of Europe up to 10,000 kW). Most of them (90%) are hydroelectric 
or thermal power stations (mainly diesel-engine generators), in 
addition there are several wind power stations ( Wind Energy). In 1993 
(more recent statistics not available) there were 1861 hydroelectric 
power stations in Austria, 1,690 (91%) of them small-scale power 
stations with a total output capacity of 600 MW, or generation of 
about 3,000 GWh electricity. Around one third of all small-scale power 
stations belong to electrical public utilities, two thirds are 
private. About half of the small-scale power stations were started 
before 1940 and therefore need renewal and modernisation. 97.8% of the 
small-scale power stations are run by flowing water. The number of 
small-scale power stations not statistically registered is estimated 
at around 2,000, each of them with an output capacity of less than 30 
kW. This is enough power to serve 6 households. Most of these power 
stations originated from old mills, hammer or sawmills that were 
closed long ago.


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