Western Sugar Coop - Scottsbluff
Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska · EIA plant ID 57937 · Operator: Western Sugar Cooperative
×5 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Apr 2022)
Nameplate7MWSummer 6 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation14GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor29%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,373Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2023Runs as intermediate
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 35.3 | 80.6% | 8,009 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 7.7 | 17.6% | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 39.5 | 90.2% | — |
| 2016 | 21.6 | 49.2% | — |
| 2017 | 30 | 68.4% | — |
| 2018 | 21.4 | 48.8% | — |
| 2019 | 27.8 | 63.5% | — |
| 2020 | 25.9 | 59.0% | — |
| 2021 | 28.6 | 65.4% | 11,373 |
| 2022 | 9.2 | 20.9% | 11,373 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 39.4% | 11,373 |
| 2024 | 14.2 | 28.8% | 11,398 |
| 2025 | 16 | 32.6% | 11,373 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCB-2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 7.1 | 5.6 | Sep 2023 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| SCBF | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 5.3 | 5.3 | Sep 1987 | Retired Apr 2022 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Western Sugar Cooperative. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Western Sugar Cooperative | 100.0% | 7 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Kimball Wind | 30 MW | 65.3 km |
| Alliance Solar | 8 MW | 68.3 km |
| Kimball | 8 MW | 69.1 km |
| VS Hemingford NE Solar LLC | 1 MW | 69.2 km |