David City
Butler County, Nebraska · EIA plant ID 2233 · Operator: City of David City
Nameplate11MWSummer 9 MW
Generators7in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate15,289Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1949Runs 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 | 0.9 | 1.1% | 11,304 |
| 2002 | 0.7 | 1.0% | 10,765 |
| 2003 | 1.1 | 1.4% | 10,588 |
| 2004 | 0.5 | 0.6% | 10,842 |
| 2005 | 0.7 | 0.9% | 10,773 |
| 2006 | 0.6 | 0.8% | 10,475 |
| 2007 | 0.6 | 0.8% | 10,380 |
| 2008 | 0.3 | 0.4% | 10,572 |
| 2009 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 10,576 |
| 2010 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 9,804 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,526 |
| 2012 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 10,713 |
| 2013 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 10,259 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 10,346 |
| 2015 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,500 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,355 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,471 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.1% | 9,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | 7,682 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | 10,571 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 0.4% | 8,481 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | 8,320 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | 11,125 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 9,420 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.1% | 15,289 |
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 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.5 | 1.3 | Jan 1960 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1 | 0.8 | Jan 1949 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1 | 0.9 | Jan 1955 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2.3 | 1.8 | Jan 1966 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.6 | 1.3 | Dec 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.6 | 1.3 | Dec 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.6 | 1.3 | Dec 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of David City. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of David City | 100.0% | 11 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Archer Daniels Midland Columbus | 71 MW | 22.8 km |
| Columbus | 46 MW | 29.1 km |
| Polk County Renewables, LLC | 3 MW | 39 km |
| Seward Wind Farm | 2 MW | 40.5 km |
| Stromsburg-Polk County | 1 MW | 41.1 km |
| Wahoo | 14 MW | 42.7 km |