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Beaver City is a 2 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Beaver City since 1960. Ranked #1768 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 2 MW represents 0.0003% of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Beaver City 2,131.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Cambridge (4 MW, Oil) and Oxford (3.4 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Nebraska, approximately 200 km west of Lincoln.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
1960

66 years old

Owner
City of Beaver City - (NE)
Location
40.1303°, -99.8278°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,934. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,922 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

66 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Beaver City - (NE) operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

17 plants within 100 km, 259 MW combined

Nearest plant: Oxford (NE) (23.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.130300, -99.827800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
3.9 Kt
8 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
255.0 Kt
Over 66 years of operation
Past Retirement
1990
36 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
840
cars per year
515
homes per year
175.6K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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