Red Cloud
Webster County, Nebraska · EIA plant ID 2299 · Operator: City of Red Cloud - (NE)
Nameplate6MWSummer 5 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,216Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1953Runs 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 | 0.5% | 10,600 |
| 2002 | 0.3 | 0.5% | 10,388 |
| 2003 | 0.4 | 0.7% | 10,451 |
| 2004 | 0.2 | 0.4% | 10,454 |
| 2005 | 0.4 | 0.8% | 10,045 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 0.8% | 10,064 |
| 2007 | 0.2 | 0.4% | 11,597 |
| 2008 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 11,202 |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 11,709 |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 12,613 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 12,193 |
| 2012 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 11,950 |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 13,483 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 26,783 |
| 2015 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 23,929 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,355 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 12,000 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 12,294 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 11,977 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,175 |
| 2021 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 7,626 |
| 2022 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,900 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.1% | 12,054 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,756 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,216 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.9 | 0.6 | Jun 1953 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.3 | 1.2 | Dec 1960 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.3 | 1.2 | Aug 1968 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2.2 | 2.2 | Sep 1973 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.5 | 0.5 | Jan 1950 | Retired Feb 2002 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Red Cloud - (NE). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Red Cloud - (NE) | 100.0% | 6 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Cottonwood Wind Energy Center | 90 MW | 18.5 km |
| Little Blue Wind Project, LLC | 251 MW | 22.8 km |
| City Light & Water | 1 MW | 26.2 km |
| Campbell Village | 1 MW | 28.8 km |
| Franklin (NE) | 4 MW | 36.7 km |
| City of Superior | 1 MW | 40.3 km |