46th largest plant in Nebraska · 3951st nationally
North Denver is a natural gas power plant in Nebraska with a nameplate capacity of 39.0 MW. It generates roughly 5.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 519 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1757 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 (39.0 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 | North Denver |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Hastings - (Ne) |
| City | Hastings |
| County | Adams County |
| State | Nebraska |
| ZIP | 68902 |
| Coordinates | 40.59884, -98.38863 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 22.0 MW | Standby | 1967 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 17.0 MW | Standby | 1957 |
| CO₂ | 4.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 6 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1757 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.