48th largest plant in Nebraska · 4132nd nationally
Falls City is a natural gas power plant in Nebraska with a nameplate capacity of 31.3 MW. It generates roughly 161 MWh per year — enough to power about 15 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1290 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Falls City |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Falls City - (Ne) |
| City | Falls City |
| County | Richardson County |
| State | Nebraska |
| ZIP | 68355 |
| Coordinates | 40.05500, -95.60830 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 9.3 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.2 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.0 MW | Operating | 1982 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.7 MW | Operating | 1965 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 1958 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1950 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1946 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.9 MW | Operating | 1937 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Operating | 1930 |
| CO₂ | 104 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 3 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1290 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.