This abandoned power station is one of the oldest lignite-fired power stations in Europe that has been preserved in its original structural form. The power station was commissioned in 1927 by the Gröba Electricity Association. In the 1920s and 1930s, it was one of the most modern power stations of its time. In April 1992, the power station was shut down and taken off the grid. In 1998, it was included in the project list of the International Building Exhibition Fürst-Pückler-Land under the motto