Whelan Energy Center
Adams County, Nebraska · EIA plant ID 60 · Operator: City of Hastings - (NE)
Nameplate324MWSummer 296 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation1,270GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor49%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,688Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1981Runs as baseload
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 539.1 | 79.9% | 11,318 |
| 2002 | 485.1 | 71.9% | 11,352 |
| 2003 | 539.7 | 80.0% | 11,256 |
| 2004 | 548.8 | 81.1% | 11,235 |
| 2005 | 549.3 | 81.4% | 11,022 |
| 2006 | 535.6 | 79.4% | 11,248 |
| 2007 | 497.3 | 73.7% | 11,411 |
| 2008 | 524.7 | 77.6% | 11,166 |
| 2009 | 466.5 | 69.2% | 11,296 |
| 2010 | 474.4 | 70.3% | 11,257 |
| 2011 | 1,528 | 83.5% | 10,359 |
| 2012 | 1,361.1 | 50.1% | 10,359 |
| 2013 | 1,781.9 | 65.8% | 10,358 |
| 2014 | 1,673.7 | 61.8% | 10,493 |
| 2015 | 1,380.5 | 51.0% | 10,648 |
| 2016 | 1,253.7 | 46.2% | 11,227 |
| 2017 | 1,164.4 | 43.0% | 12,120 |
| 2018 | 1,377.4 | 50.9% | 17,229 |
| 2019 | 1,417.6 | 52.4% | 21,183 |
| 2020 | 905.5 | 33.4% | 14,349 |
| 2021 | 1,299.4 | 48.0% | 14,537 |
| 2022 | 1,567.9 | 60.5% | 12,519 |
| 2023 | 1,095.5 | 42.3% | 10,712 |
| 2024 | 1,177.3 | 45.3% | 10,789 |
| 2025 | 1,314.8 | 50.7% | 10,750 |
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 Steam Coal | ST | 76.3 | 76 | Jul 1981 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 248 | 220 | Jun 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Hastings - (NE). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Hastings - (NE) | 35.7% | 116 MW |
| Heartland Consumers Power Dist | 27.8% | 90 MW |
| Municipal Energy Agency of NE | 27.8% | 90 MW |
| City of Grand Island - (NE) | 5.2% | 17 MW |
| City of Nebraska City - (NE) | 3.5% | 11 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| CCC Hastings Wind Turbine | 2 MW | 2.2 km |
| North Denver | 39 MW | 6.7 km |
| Don Henry | 22 MW | 9.1 km |
| Hastings Community Solar Farm | 2 MW | 10.8 km |
| City Light & Water | 1 MW | 30.4 km |
| Platte | 110 MW | 30.6 km |