7th largest plant in Nebraska · 953rd nationally
Sarpy County is a natural gas power plant in Nebraska with a nameplate capacity of 338 MW. It generates roughly 161.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 15,405 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 5% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1211 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Sarpy County |
|---|---|
| Operator | Omaha Public Power District |
| City | Bellevue |
| County | Sarpy County |
| State | Nebraska |
| ZIP | 68147 |
| Coordinates | 41.17059, -95.97060 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 106 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 58.9 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 58.9 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 55.4 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 55.4 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| BSD | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 3.5 MW | Standby | 1996 |
| CO₂ | 97.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 129 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1211 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.