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10.6 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (5 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (6 MW) operating in Butler, NE
10.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
7
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine + Petroleum Liquids
1949
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.2547, -97.1192
County
Butler, NE
Nearby Plants
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Request a demo →| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of David City -(NE) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of David City | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The David City power plant is located in Butler County, Nebraska. It is owned and operated by the City of David City. The plant has a total capacity of 10.6 MW across seven generators and is fueled primarily by distillate fuel oil (DFO), with some generators also capable of using natural gas. The plant began operating in 1949 and is considered a hybrid plant due to its use of multiple fuel types and technologies, including natural gas internal combustion engines and petroleum liquids.
The David City plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In terms of size, it ranks 8th out of 28 power plants in Nebraska and 328th out of 886 plants nationally. The plant's latest annual generation was 50 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.1%.
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ISO/RTO
SPP
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool (SWPP)
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
4 MWh
Latest Month
50 MWh
Annual Generation
0.1%
Capacity Factor
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Request a demo →CO₂ Intensity
1583 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
35 lb/MWh
SO₂
2 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.066 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.013 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.0%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
1588 lb/MWh
Subregion
MRO West
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $10.2M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
David City Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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