Mobile

🛢 OilElectric Utility3 MW capacity

98th largest plant in Nebraska · 9100th nationally

Mobile is a oil power plant in Nebraska with a nameplate capacity of 3.1 MW. It generates roughly 59 MWh per year — enough to power about 5 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2167 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%0%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity3 MWnameplate
Annual Generation59 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂64metric tons

Location

Plant NameMobile
OperatorNebraska Public Power District
CityYork
CountyYork County
StateNebraska
ZIP68467
Coordinates40.88301, -97.60136

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

OilWindSolar

Generators (4)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.6 MWOperating1996
1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.0 MWOperating1980
3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.0 MWRetired1980
500Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.5 MWOperating1994

Emissions (annual)

CO₂64 metric tons
NOₓ1 metric tons
CO₂ Rate2167 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 lb/MWhThis plant2,167 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 Oil plants

Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.

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