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EIA plant 2240

Fremont · Dodge · NE

Lon Wright

Operated by City of Fremont - (NE)

Annual generation515,669 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNG, SUB, SUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwest Power PoolBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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41.428100, -96.462300

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyConventional Steam Coal130 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine40 MW represented
TechnologySolar Photovoltaic2.3 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the NE plant index for regional peers.

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

154,168.6
241,781.1
341,929.22
420,641.3
544,581.89
650,289.45
757,770.95
856,157.5
946,651.85
1038,212.41
1125,780.8
1237,703.92

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
154,168.6
241,781.1
341,929.22
420,641.3
544,581.89
650,289.45
757,770.95
856,157.5
946,651.85
1038,212.41
1125,780.8
1237,703.92

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
154,169 MWh
241,781 MWh
341,929 MWh
420,641 MWh
544,582 MWh
650,289 MWh
757,771 MWh
856,158 MWh
946,652 MWh
1038,212 MWh
1125,781 MWh
1237,704 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
8Conventional Steam CoalSUB91.5OP
5OTNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG40OP
7Conventional Steam CoalSUB22OP
6Conventional Steam CoalSUB16.5OP
SLR1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1.3OP
SLR2Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2240
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Wells
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (57,771 MWh) and 4 the lowest (20,641 MWh). Their difference is 37,130 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 6 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 1 (SLR2) to 91.5 (8). The difference is 90.5 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
5OTNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine40.038.040.020.0
6Conventional Steam Coal16.515.515.56.0
7Conventional Steam Coal22.021.021.06.0
8Conventional Steam Coal91.582.082.030.0
SLR1Solar Photovoltaic1.31.31.3Not supplied
SLR2Solar Photovoltaic1.01.01.0Not supplied

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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