39th largest plant in Nebraska · 3428th nationally
Hallam is a natural gas power plant in Nebraska with a nameplate capacity of 56.7 MW. It generates roughly 2.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 232 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Hallam |
|---|---|
| Operator | Nebraska Public Power District |
| City | Hallam |
| County | Lancaster County |
| State | Nebraska |
| ZIP | 68368 |
| Coordinates | 40.55865, -96.78618 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 56.7 MW | Operating | 1973 |
| SO₂ | 9 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 22 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 |
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.