Madison Utilities
Madison County, Nebraska · EIA plant ID 7469 · Operator: City of Madison - (NE)
Nameplate6MWSummer 5 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate14,467Btu/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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 5.3 | 14.6% | 11,256 |
| 2004 | 1.7 | 4.7% | 9,722 |
| 2005 | 1.4 | 4.0% | 6,956 |
| 2006 | 2.2 | 5.6% | 12,854 |
| 2007 | 0.3 | 0.7% | 11,900 |
| 2008 | 0.2 | 0.4% | 13,828 |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 14,875 |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 12,421 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.1% | 7,393 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.1% | 9,368 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.1% | 8,261 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | 7,900 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | 14,286 |
| 2021 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 13,904 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | 14,200 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,538 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | 14,467 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 1.7 | Dec 1959 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| FM2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.3 | 1 | Sep 1959 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| FM3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 0.9 | Apr 1953 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| FM5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.4 | 1 | Mar 2006 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| FM4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.6 | 0.5 | Mar 1948 | Retired Aug 2005 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Madison - (NE). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Madison - (NE) | 100.0% | 6 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Madison Solar (NE) | 2 MW | 2.2 km |
| Creston Ridge II, LLC | 7 MW | 17.8 km |
| Creston Ridge Wind Farm | 7 MW | 17.9 km |
| South 49th 013445 SCS Norfolk, LLC | 11 MW | 22.5 km |
| Monroe (NE) | 8 MW | 40.1 km |
| TPW Petersburg | 41 MW | 42 km |