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Falls City is a 31.3 MW gas and oil power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Falls City since 1981. Ranked #1272 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 31.3 MW represents 0.01% of the U.S. total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the U.S. is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Falls City 136 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Cooper Nuclear Station (801 MW, Nuclear), Rock Creek Wind Project (300 MW, Wind), and Flat Water Wind Farm LLC (60 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Nebraska, approximately 80 km south of Omaha.

Capacity
31.3 MW
Commissioning Year
1981

45 years old

Owner
City of Falls City - (NE)
Location
40.0550°, -95.6083°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,436. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #16,315 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,018 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

45 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Falls City - (NE) operates 1 plants totalling 31 MW

Regional density

26 plants within 100 km, 7,706 MW combined

Nearest plant: Sabetha Power Plant (23.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.055000, -95.608300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
60.5 Kt
123 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.72 Mt
Over 45 years of operation
Past Retirement
2011
15 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
13.1K
cars per year
8.1K
homes per year
2.7M
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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