107th largest plant in Nebraska · 10231st nationally
Beaver City is a natural gas power plant in Nebraska with a nameplate capacity of 2.0 MW.
| Plant Name | Beaver City |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Beaver City - (Ne) |
| City | Beaver City |
| County | Furnas County |
| State | Nebraska |
| ZIP | 68926 |
| Coordinates | 40.13030, -99.82777 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.9 MW | Operating | 1967 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Operating | 1957 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 1963 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Operating | 1947 |
| 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.