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City Light & Water is a 1.3 MW oil power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Blue Hill since 1986. Ranked #823 of 879 oil plants in the United States. Its 1.3 MW represents 0.0034% of the United States' total oil capacity of 38,410 MW. The largest oil plant in the United States is Manatee at 2,951 MW, making City Light & Water 2,270 times smaller. Nearby plants include Whelan Energy Center (324.3 MW, Coal), Cottonwood Wind Energy Center (89.7 MW, Wind), and North Denver (39 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Nebraska, approximately 100 km southwest of Omaha.

Capacity
1.3 MW
Commissioning Year
1986

40 years old

Owner
City of Blue Hill - (NE)
Location
40.3280°, -98.4503°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 9,199. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #36,532 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,243 of 2,478 Oil plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

40 years in operation

Oil fleet average: 28.7 years

Operator portfolio

City of Blue Hill - (NE) operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW

Regional density

21 plants within 100 km, 838 MW combined

Nearest plant: Cottonwood Wind Energy Center (10.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.328000, -98.450300
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Carbon Footprint650 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
2.6 Kt
4 GWh/year × 650 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
103.6 Kt
Over 40 years of operation
Past Retirement
2016
10 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
563
cars per year
345
homes per year
117.8K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Oil emission factor (650 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (35%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Oil
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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