Elk City StationRetired
Douglas County, Nebraska · EIA plant ID 7955 · Operator: Omaha Public Power District
×6 MW other retired since 2020 (latest Oct 2025)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 27.1 | 96.6% | — |
| 2004 | 26.7 | 95.1% | — |
| 2005 | 24.6 | 87.6% | — |
| 2006 | 37.4 | 95.5% | — |
| 2007 | 46.2 | 94.2% | — |
| 2008 | 44.6 | 90.6% | — |
| 2009 | 47.4 | 91.3% | — |
| 2010 | 53.5 | 95.4% | — |
| 2011 | 51.5 | 91.9% | — |
| 2012 | 46.1 | 82.0% | — |
| 2013 | 49.1 | 87.6% | — |
| 2014 | 47.1 | 84.0% | — |
| 2015 | 49 | 87.5% | — |
| 2016 | 49.2 | 87.5% | — |
| 2017 | 48.2 | 86.0% | — |
| 2018 | 45.1 | 80.4% | — |
| 2019 | 45.7 | 81.5% | — |
| 2020 | 48.4 | 88.9% | — |
| 2021 | 49.9 | 91.8% | — |
| 2022 | 48.8 | 89.9% | — |
| 2023 | 48.7 | 89.8% | — |
| 2024 | 45.9 | 86.4% | — |
| 2025 | 31.7 | 87.9% | — |
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 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Apr 2002 | Retired Oct 2025 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Apr 2002 | Retired Oct 2025 | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Apr 2002 | Retired Oct 2025 | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.7 | Apr 2002 | Retired Oct 2025 | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Jun 2006 | Retired Oct 2025 | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | — | Jun 2006 | Retired Oct 2025 | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Aug 2006 | Retired Oct 2025 | — | coming soon |
| 8 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Aug 2006 | Retired Oct 2025 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Omaha Public Power District. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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