Broken BowOut of service
Custer County, Nebraska · EIA plant ID 2221 · Operator: City of Broken Bow - (NE)
Nameplate9MWSummer 8 MW
Generators6in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,381Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1936Runs as rarely runs
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.9 | 2.6% | 10,619 |
| 2002 | 2.6 | 3.5% | 11,409 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2.7% | 11,548 |
| 2004 | 0.3 | 0.4% | 19,831 |
| 2005 | 1.6 | 2.1% | 11,428 |
| 2006 | 0.9 | 1.3% | 11,726 |
| 2007 | 0.9 | 1.2% | 10,219 |
| 2008 | 0.4 | 0.5% | 11,208 |
| 2009 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 15,716 |
| 2010 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 11,350 |
| 2011 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 11,898 |
| 2012 | 0.6 | 0.8% | 10,819 |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 10,556 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 10,715 |
| 2015 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 10,835 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.0% | 12,233 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 4,868 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 8,111 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.1% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2021 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 9,118 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.1% | 6,553 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 7,890 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 4,955 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | 7,381 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dec 1936 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 3.5 | 3.5 | Dec 1970 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.8 | 0.7 | Dec 1945 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.8 | 0.7 | Dec 1951 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1 | 1 | Dec 1951 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2.1 | 2 | Dec 1961 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Broken Bow - (NE). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Broken Bow - (NE) | 100.0% | 9 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Broken Bow Wind LLC | 80 MW | 8.3 km |
| Ansley | 2 MW | 24.6 km |
| Broken Bow Wind II, LLC | 73 MW | 27.8 km |
| Sargent | 2 MW | 34.7 km |
| Arnold | retired | 46.4 km |
| Burwell | 4 MW | 59.2 km |