2nd largest plant in Nebraska · 183rd nationally
Gerald Gentleman is a coal power plant in Nebraska with a nameplate capacity of 1,363 MW. It generates roughly 7.7M MWh per year — enough to power about 731,142 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 64% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 2054 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 (1,363 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 | Gerald Gentleman |
|---|---|
| Operator | Nebraska Public Power District |
| City | Sutherland |
| County | Lincoln County |
| State | Nebraska |
| ZIP | 69165 |
| Coordinates | 41.08080, -101.14080 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 681 MW | Operating | 1979 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 681 MW | Operating | 1982 |
| CO₂ | 7.9M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 20.9k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 7.2k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2054 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 |
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.