Wakefield
Dixon County, Nebraska · EIA plant ID 2311 · Operator: City of Wakefield - (NE)
Nameplate4MWSummer 3 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1915Runs 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), primary-fuel 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 | 0.9% | 13,000 |
| 2002 | 0.2 | 0.8% | 13,265 |
| 2004 | 0.2 | 0.6% | 13,582 |
| 2005 | 0.3 | 0.9% | 13,262 |
| 2006 | 0.2 | 0.6% | 12,788 |
| 2007 | 0.3 | 1.1% | 12,178 |
| 2008 | 0.1 | 0.4% | 11,355 |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 11,241 |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 11,500 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.2% | 11,773 |
| 2012 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 11,603 |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 11,338 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 11,101 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,600 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.1% | 12,952 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.1% | 9,000 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.1% | 9,400 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | 11,500 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,357 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | 17,556 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.1% | 13,571 |
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 | 0.6 | 0.5 | Jan 1915 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.3 | 1 | Jan 1966 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.3 | 1.1 | Jan 1971 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| IC4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.9 | 0.6 | Jan 1961 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Wakefield - (NE). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Wakefield - (NE) | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Pender | 5 MW | 21.5 km |
| Laurel | 4 MW | 26 km |
| Haystack Wind Project, LLC | 298 MW | 27.5 km |