Nameplate capacity
14 MW
Rank in Nebraska
#61
of 138 plants
In service since
1936
August 1936
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Wahoo - (NE)
- County
- Saunders County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.12%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Nebraska
- #16 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 2310
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 4.4 MW | 4.4 MW | 1973 | Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 3.5 MW | 3.4 MW | 1969 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.5 MW | 2.1 MW | 1960 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.1 MW | 2.2 MW | 1952 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.2 MW | 1.1 MW | 1947 | Operating |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.5 MW | 0.4 MW | 1936 | 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
| Johnson 1 | Hydro | 22 MW |
| Auburn | Natural gas | 19 MW |
| Nebraska City # 2 | Natural gas | 14 MW |
| Ord | Other | 12 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 14 MW solar plant and a 14 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