Falls City
Richardson County, Nebraska · EIA plant ID 2237 · Operator: City of Falls City - (NE)
Nameplate31MWSummer 29 MW
Generators9in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate12,521Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1930Runs 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 | 2 | 1.2% | 10,904 |
| 2002 | 2.3 | 1.3% | 12,377 |
| 2003 | 3.2 | 1.8% | 9,825 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0.6% | 12,425 |
| 2005 | -0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.6 | 0.3% | 19,152 |
| 2007 | 0.6 | 0.4% | 26,845 |
| 2008 | -0.3 | -0.2% | — |
| 2009 | -0.6 | -0.3% | — |
| 2010 | -0.6 | -0.3% | — |
| 2011 | -0.8 | -0.4% | — |
| 2012 | -0.5 | -0.3% | — |
| 2013 | -0.5 | -0.3% | — |
| 2014 | 0.4 | 0.2% | — |
| 2015 | -0.9 | -0.5% | — |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.1% | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 1.2% | 10,978 |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 11,012 |
| 2020 | 0.3 | 0.1% | 13,249 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 0.2% | 9,380 |
| 2022 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 10,673 |
| 2023 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 10,832 |
| 2024 | 0.5 | 0.2% | — |
| 2025 | 0.5 | 0.2% | 12,521 |
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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Aug 1930 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.9 | 0.9 | Aug 1937 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2.7 | 2.3 | Feb 1965 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.1 | 0.8 | Aug 1946 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2 | 1.4 | Nov 1950 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2.5 | 2 | Feb 1958 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 6.2 | 5.9 | Jun 1972 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 6 | 6 | Mar 1982 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 9.3 | 9.3 | Aug 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Falls City - (NE). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Falls City - (NE) | 100.0% | 31 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Sabetha Power Plant | 22 MW | 23.6 km |
| Flat Water Wind Farm LLC | 60 MW | 27.9 km |
| Cooper Nuclear Station | 801 MW | 34.3 km |
| Loess Hills | 5 MW | 40.4 km |
| Auburn | 19 MW | 42.2 km |
| Cow Branch | 50 MW | 45.9 km |