59th largest plant in Nebraska · 5222nd nationally
Wahoo is a natural gas power plant in Nebraska with a nameplate capacity of 14.2 MW. It generates roughly 58 MWh per year — enough to power about 5 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1259 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Wahoo |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Wahoo - (Ne) |
| City | Wahoo |
| County | Saunders County |
| State | Nebraska |
| ZIP | 68066 |
| Coordinates | 41.21180, -96.61155 |
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 Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.4 MW | Operating | 1973 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 1969 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 1960 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.1 MW | Operating | 1952 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.2 MW | Operating | 1947 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Operating | 1936 |
| CO₂ | 37 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1259 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.