13th largest plant in Nebraska · 1165th nationally
Rokeby is a natural gas power plant in Nebraska with a nameplate capacity of 266 MW. It generates roughly 80.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 7,645 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 3% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 888 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Rokeby |
|---|---|
| Operator | Lincoln Electric System |
| City | Lincoln |
| County | Lancaster County |
| State | Nebraska |
| ZIP | 68523 |
| Coordinates | 40.73160, -96.73640 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 95.4 MW | Operating | 1997 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 95.4 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 72.4 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| BSU | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.9 MW | Operating | 1997 |
| CO₂ | 35.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 133 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 888 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.