Nameplate capacity
6.0 MW
Rank in Nebraska
#77
of 138 plants
In service since
1973
June 1973
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Crete
- County
- Saline County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Nebraska
- #23 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 2231
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.0 MW | 6.0 MW | 1973 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Nebraska
| Perennial Windfarm | Wind | 6.9 MW |
| Creston Ridge Wind Farm | Wind | 6.8 MW |
| Kearney NPPD Solar Project | Solar | 5.8 MW |
| Madison Utilities | Other | 5.8 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 6.0 MW solar plant and a 6.0 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Nebraska power plants · What Nebraska actually generates