Kimball
Kimball County, Nebraska · EIA plant ID 2248 · Operator: City of Kimball - (NE)
×10 MW oil retired since 2020 (latest Dec 2024)
Nameplate8MWSummer 7 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,214Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2025Runs 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 | 0.3 | 0.4% | 11,489 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0.0% | 7,834 |
| 2003 | 0.5 | 0.8% | 11,770 |
| 2004 | 0.4 | 0.6% | 11,487 |
| 2005 | 0.4 | 0.7% | 12,000 |
| 2006 | 0.3 | 0.5% | 11,942 |
| 2008 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 11,813 |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 12,590 |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 8,275 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 6,505 |
| 2012 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,742 |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 10,395 |
| 2015 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 9,216 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,400 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,404 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,926 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,918 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | 11,966 |
| 2021 | 0.4 | 0.5% | 10,796 |
| 2022 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 10,873 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,213 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,214 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 1.8 | Sep 2025 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 1.8 | Sep 2025 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 1.8 | Sep 2025 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 1.8 | Sep 2025 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1 | 0.7 | Sep 1956 | Retired Dec 2023 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1 | 0.7 | Sep 1955 | Retired Dec 2023 | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.3 | 1 | Sep 1959 | Retired Dec 2024 | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.3 | 1 | Sep 1960 | Retired Dec 2024 | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 0.6 | Jan 1944 | Retired Dec 2023 | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 3.9 | 3.6 | Sep 1974 | Retired Dec 2024 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Kimball - (NE). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Kimball - (NE) | 100.0% | 8 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Kimball Wind | 30 MW | 4.7 km |
| Cedar Creek II | 248 MW | 33.8 km |
| Peetz Table Wind Energy | 200 MW | 34.1 km |
| Panorama Wind, LLC | 145 MW | 37.7 km |
| Mountain Breeze Wind, LLC | 172 MW | 41.8 km |
| Logan Wind Energy | 201 MW | 47.5 km |