70th largest plant in Nebraska · 6462nd nationally
Tecumseh is a oil power plant in Nebraska with a nameplate capacity of 7.0 MW.
| Plant Name | Tecumseh |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Tecumseh |
| City | Tecumseh |
| County | Johnson County |
| State | Nebraska |
| ZIP | 68450 |
| Coordinates | 40.36640, -96.19000 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.4 MW | Operating | 1993 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.5 MW | Operating | 1968 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.3 MW | Operating | 1960 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1953 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.7 MW | Operating | 1948 |
| CO₂ | 83 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 2 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 |
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.