Kearney
Buffalo County, Nebraska · EIA plant ID 2268 · Operator: Nebraska Public Power District
Nameplate2MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor4%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1921
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), hydro 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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.7 | 30.9% | — |
| 2002 | 1.1 | 12.1% | — |
| 2003 | 0.8 | 9.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.4% | — |
| 2005 | 2 | 23.1% | — |
| 2006 | 2.3 | 26.0% | — |
| 2007 | 2.7 | 31.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.2 | 2.6% | — |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 5.7% | — |
| 2010 | 2.8 | 32.3% | — |
| 2011 | 2.3 | 25.9% | — |
| 2012 | 0.1 | 1.7% | — |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 1.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2 | 2.6% | — |
| 2015 | 0.5 | 5.8% | — |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 2.8% | — |
| 2017 | 0.2 | 2.7% | — |
| 2018 | 0.4 | 4.3% | — |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 4.6% | — |
| 2020 | 0.3 | 3.6% | — |
| 2021 | 0.4 | 4.8% | — |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 4.3% | — |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 5.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.4 | 4.7% | — |
| 2025 | 0.4 | 4.3% | — |
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 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.5 | 1 | Jan 1921 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Nebraska Public Power District. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Nebraska Public Power District | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Kearney NPPD Solar Project | 6 MW | 5.4 km |
| SPPW1, LLC | 6 MW | 44.9 km |
| Canaday | 109 MW | 50.6 km |
| City of Lexington | 4 MW | 53.7 km |
| Johnson 2 | 23 MW | 54.3 km |
| Campbell Village | 1 MW | 54.7 km |