27th largest plant in Nebraska · 2329th nationally
Canaday is a natural gas power plant in Nebraska with a nameplate capacity of 109 MW. It generates roughly 23.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,240 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1567 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 (109 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 | Canaday |
|---|---|
| Operator | Nebraska Public Power District |
| City | Lexington |
| County | Gosper County |
| State | Nebraska |
| ZIP | 68850 |
| Coordinates | 40.69420, -99.70110 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 109 MW | Operating | 1958 |
| CO₂ | 18.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 39 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1567 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.