Missouri River Wastewater Treatment

🌿 BiomassCommercial CHP3 MW capacity

99th largest plant in Nebraska · 9135th nationally

Missouri River Wastewater Treatment is a biomass power plant in Nebraska with a nameplate capacity of 3.0 MW. It generates roughly 12.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,197 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 48% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 117 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%48%
Mid-merit — steady but not full-time
Capacity3 MWnameplate
Annual Generation12.6k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor48%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂734metric tons

Location

Plant NameMissouri River Wastewater Treatment
OperatorCity Of Omaha
CityOmaha
CountyDouglas County
StateNebraska
ZIP68107
Coordinates41.20330, -95.92920

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

NuclearNatural GasCoalOilSolarBiomass

Generators (3)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
6013Other Waste BiomassOther Biomass Gas1.0 MWOperating2001
6101Other Waste BiomassOther Biomass Gas1.0 MWOperating1985
6102Other Waste BiomassOther Biomass Gas1.0 MWOperating1985

Emissions (annual)

CO₂734 metric tons
NOₓ249 metric tons
CO₂ Rate117 lb/MWh
This plant116 lb/MWhU.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionMRO
Balancing AuthoritySouthwest Power Pool

About Biomass plants

Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.

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