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EIA plant 7955

Bennington · Douglas · NE

Elk City Station

Operated by Omaha Public Power District

Annual generation45,900 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesLFGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwest Power PoolBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Elk City Station?

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41.383889, -96.254444

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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

TechnologyLandfill Gas6.4 MW represented

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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.

13,407.22
23,689.72
33,330.59
42,825.77
54,199.99
63,864.1
74,235.83
84,558.25
94,340.12
103,915.4
113,516.24
124,016.78

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
13,407.22
23,689.72
33,330.59
42,825.77
54,199.99
63,864.1
74,235.83
84,558.25
94,340.12
103,915.4
113,516.24
124,016.78

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
13,407 MWh
23,690 MWh
33,331 MWh
42,826 MWh
54,200 MWh
63,864 MWh
74,236 MWh
84,558 MWh
94,340 MWh
103,915 MWh
113,516 MWh
124,017 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Landfill GasLFG0.8OP
2Landfill GasLFG0.8OP
3Landfill GasLFG0.8OP
4Landfill GasLFG0.8OP
5Landfill GasLFG0.8OP
6Landfill GasLFG0.8OA
7Landfill GasLFG0.8OP
8Landfill GasLFG0.8OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
7955
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 8 has the highest recorded value (4,558 MWh) and 4 the lowest (2,826 MWh). Their difference is 1,732 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Landfill Gas0.80.770.770.7
2Landfill Gas0.80.760.760.7
3Landfill Gas0.80.770.770.7
4Landfill Gas0.80.740.740.7
5Landfill Gas0.80.780.780.7
6Landfill Gas0.80.70.70.7
7Landfill Gas0.80.760.760.7
8Landfill Gas0.80.770.770.7

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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