74th largest plant in Nebraska · 6594th nationally
Elk City Station is a biomass power plant in Nebraska with a nameplate capacity of 6.4 MW. It generates roughly 48.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,642 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 87% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation.
| Plant Name | Elk City Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Omaha Public Power District |
| City | Bennington |
| County | Douglas County |
| State | Nebraska |
| ZIP | 68007 |
| Coordinates | 41.38389, -96.25444 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 3 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 4 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 5 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| 6 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | Out of Service | 2006 |
| 7 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| 8 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| SO₂ | 10 metric tons |
|---|
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 |
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.