15th largest plant in Nebraska · 1270th nationally
Beatrice is a natural gas power plant in Nebraska with a nameplate capacity of 247 MW. It generates roughly 579.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 55,199 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 27% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1060 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (247 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Beatrice |
|---|---|
| Operator | Nebraska Public Power District |
| City | Beatrice |
| County | Gage County |
| State | Nebraska |
| ZIP | 68310 |
| Coordinates | 40.33018, -96.80815 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 93.9 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 76.6 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 76.6 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| CO₂ | 307.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 35 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1060 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwest Power Pool |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.