86th largest plant in Nebraska · 8379th nationally
Syracuse # 2 is a natural gas power plant in Nebraska with a nameplate capacity of 4.0 MW.
| Plant Name | Syracuse # 2 |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Nebraska City |
| City | Syracuse |
| County | Otoe County |
| State | Nebraska |
| ZIP | 68446 |
| Coordinates | 40.67560, -96.17778 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1969 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1970 |
| CO₂ | 5 metric tons |
|---|
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.