94th largest plant in Nebraska · 8803rd nationally
Laurel is a natural gas power plant in Nebraska with a nameplate capacity of 3.5 MW. It generates roughly 3 MWh per year — enough to power about 0 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 662 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Laurel |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Laurel - (Ne) |
| City | Laurel |
| County | Cedar County |
| State | Nebraska |
| ZIP | 68745 |
| Coordinates | 42.43054, -97.09081 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Standby | 1974 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Standby | 1992 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.9 MW | Standby | 1970 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.6 MW | Retired | 1965 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.4 MW | Retired | 1960 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.2 MW | Retired | 1956 |
| CO₂ | 1 metric tons |
|---|---|
| CO₂ Rate | 662 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.