114th largest plant in Nebraska · 11524th nationally
Emerson is a natural gas power plant in Nebraska with a nameplate capacity of 1.6 MW. It generates roughly 7 MWh per year — enough to power about 0 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1352 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Emerson |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Emerson - (Ne) |
| City | Emerson |
| County | Dixon County |
| State | Nebraska |
| ZIP | 68733 |
| Coordinates | 42.27600, -96.72920 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1968 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.4 MW | Operating | 1960 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.1 MW | Operating | 1947 |
| CO₂ | 5 metric tons |
|---|---|
| CO₂ Rate | 1352 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.