List of power stations in Iceland

The following page lists all power stations in Iceland.^[1] Nearly all of Iceland's electricity (>99%) is generated from renewables (mainly hydroelectric dams and geothermal).^[2] The islands of Grimsey and Flatey rely on diesel as they are not connected to the grid.^[3]

Kárahnjúkar

Búrfellsstöð

Búðarháls

Hrauneyjafossstöð

Blöndustöð

Sigöldustöð

Sultartangastöð

Vatnsfell

Írafossstöð

Lagarfossstöð

Steingrímsstöð

Ljósafossstöð

Laxárstöðvar

Mjólkárvirkjun

Andakílsárvirkjun

Þeistareykir

Location of power stations in Iceland,

geothermal,

hydro

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Station	Municipality	Coordinates ^[4]	Capacity 2011^{[needs update]} (MW)	Prior capacity	Output 2007 (MWh)^[5]	Commissioned	Refs
Kárahnjúkar	Fljótsdalshérað	64°56′48″N 15°47′25″W	690		699,411	2007	^{[citation needed]}
Búrfell	Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur	64°06′19″N 19°50′00″W	270		1,700,481	1969	^{[citation needed]}
Búðarháls	Ásahreppur	64°14′07″N 19°22′08″W	95			2013	^[6]^[7]
Hrauneyjafosstöð	Ásahreppur	64°12′03″N 19°14′26″W	210		1,277,186	1981	^{[citation needed]}
Blanda	Húnavatnshreppur	65°24′58″N 19°49′11″W	150		912,275	1991	^{[citation needed]}
Sigalda	Ásahreppur	64°10′23″N 19°07′37″W	150		912,275	1977	^{[citation needed]}
Sultartangastöð	Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur	64°10′02″N 19°37′15″W	120		729,820	2000	^{[citation needed]}
Vatnsfell	Ásahreppur	64°11′46″N 19°01′57″W	90		547,365	2001	^[7]
Írafossstöð	Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur	64°05′15″N 21°00′27″W	47.7	1953: 31MW, 1963: 47.7MW	290,104	1953	^{[citation needed]}
^{[citation needed]}Lagarfoss	Múlaþing	65°30′25″N 14°21′56″W	27.5	1975: 7.5MW, 2007: 27.5MW	45,614	1975	^[8]
Steingrímsstöð	Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur	64°07′46″N 21°01′31″W	27.0		158,128	1959	^{[citation needed]}
Ljósafossstöð	Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur	64°05′40″N 21°00′39″W	14.6	1937: 8.8MW, 1944: 14.3MW	90,619	1937	^{[citation needed]}
Laxárstöðvar	Þingeyjarsveit	65°49′06″N 17°18′52″W	27.5	1939: 2.5MW, 1944: 5MW, 1953: 14MW, 1973: 23MW, 1993: 27.5MW	85,146	1939	^{[citation needed]}
Mjólkárvirkjun	Ísafjarðarbær	65°46′30″N 23°10′02″W	10.55	1958: 2.4MW, 1975: 8.1MW, 2010: 9.25MW	54,007	1958	^{[citation needed]}
Andakílsárvirkjun	Borgarbyggð	64°32′19″N 21°41′42″W	8.46	1947: 3.68MW, 1974: 8.46MW	48,168	1947	^{[citation needed]}

Station	Municipality	Coordinates ^[4]	Capacity 2011 (MW)	Prior capacity	Output 2007 (MWh)^[5]	Commissioned	Refs
Hellisheiði	Ölfus	64°02′14″N 21°24′03″W	303 (400 thermal)	2006: 90MW, 2007: 123MW, 2008: 213MW	700,800	2006	^[9]
Reykjanes	Reykjanesbær	63°49′35″N 22°40′55″W	130	2006: 100MW, 2023: 130MW	902,280	2006	^{[citation needed]}
Nesjavellir	Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur	64°06′29″N 21°15′23″W	120 (300 thermal)		1,051,200	1990	^[10]
Svartsengi	Grindavík	63°52′44″N 22°25′58″W	76.5 (150 thermal)		406,464	1976	^{[citation needed]}
Krafla	Skútustaðahreppur	65°42′14″N 16°46′23″W	60		525,600	1977	^{[citation needed]}
Bjarnarflag	Skútustaðahreppur	65°38′27″N 16°51′23″W	3		26,280	1969	^[9]
Þeistareykir	Þingeyjarsveit	65°53′26″N 16°57′47″W	90		0	2017	^[11]
Husavik Power station	Norðurþing		2			2000	^[12]

List of power stations in Iceland

Hydroelectricity

Geothermal

See also

References

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