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Don Henry is a 22 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Hastings since 1972. Ranked #1340 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 22 MW accounts for a small fraction of the United States' 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 Don Henry 193.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Whelan Energy Center (324.3 MW, Coal), C W Burdick (142.8 MW, Gas), and Platte (109.8 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Nebraska, approximately 160 km west of Omaha.

Capacity
22 MW
Commissioning Year
1972

54 years old

Owner
City of Hastings - (NE)
Location
40.5832°, -98.4201°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,784. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #18,560 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,160 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

54 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Hastings - (NE) operates 4 plants totalling 387 MW

Regional density

19 plants within 100 km, 800 MW combined

Nearest plant: Hastings Community Solar Farm (2.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.583200, -98.420100
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
42.5 Kt
87 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.29 Mt
Over 54 years of operation
Past Retirement
2002
24 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
9.2K
cars per year
5.7K
homes per year
1.9M
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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