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Broken Bow is an 8.7 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Broken Bow since 1960. Ranked #1520 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 8.7 MW represents a minuscule share 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 Broken Bow 490 times smaller. Nearby plants include Broken Bow Wind LLC (79.9 MW, Wind), Broken Bow Wind II LLC (73.1 MW, Wind), and Sargent (2.4 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Nebraska, approximately 150 km southwest of Omaha.

Capacity
8.7 MW
Commissioning Year
1960

66 years old

Owner
City of Broken Bow - (NE)
Location
41.4031°, -99.6392°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,073. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #25,457 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,545 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 Broken Bow - (NE) operates 1 plants totalling 9 MW

Regional density

15 plants within 100 km, 361 MW combined

Nearest plant: Broken Bow Wind LLC (8.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.403100, -99.639200
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
16.8 Kt
34 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.11 Mt
Over 66 years of operation
Past Retirement
1990
36 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
3.7K
cars per year
2.2K
homes per year
763.9K
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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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