Madison Utilities
Other power plant · Madison County, Nebraska
Nameplate capacity
5.8 MW
Rank in Nebraska
#79
of 138 plants
In service since
1953
April 1953
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Madison - (NE)
- County
- Madison County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among other plants in Nebraska
- #8 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 7469
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM1 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 1.7 MW | 1959 | Operating |
| FM5 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.4 MW | 1.0 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| FM2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.3 MW | 1.0 MW | 1959 | Operating |
| FM3 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.1 MW | 0.9 MW | 1953 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 5.8 MW solar plant and a 5.8 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