Standing Bear Lake is a natural gas power plant in Nebraska.
| Plant Name | Standing Bear Lake |
|---|---|
| Operator | Omaha Public Power District |
| City | Omaha |
| County | Douglas County |
| State | Nebraska |
| ZIP | 68164 |
| Coordinates | 41.31581, -96.09392 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.1 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.1 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.1 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.1 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.1 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.1 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.1 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.1 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.1 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 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.