David City
Natural gas power plant · Butler County, Nebraska
Nameplate capacity
11 MW
Rank in Nebraska
#64
of 138 plants
In service since
1949
January 1949
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of David City
- County
- Butler County
- Generating units
- 7
- Share of state capacity
- 0.09%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Nebraska
- #18 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 2233
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.3 MW | 1.8 MW | 1966 | Operating |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.6 MW | 1.3 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.6 MW | 1.3 MW | 1996 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.6 MW | 1.3 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.5 MW | 1.3 MW | 1960 | Operating |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 0.8 MW | 1949 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.0 MW | 0.9 MW | 1955 | 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
| Nebraska City # 2 | Natural gas | 14 MW |
| Ord | Other | 12 MW |
| South 49th 013445 SCS Norfolk, LLC | Solar | 11 MW |
| Museum Drive East Solar | Solar | 9.9 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 11 MW solar plant and a 11 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