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2.4 MW Distillate Oil operating in Custer, NE — Southwest Power Pool
2.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1954
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.6416, -99.3698
County
Custer, NE
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Sargent - (NE) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Sargent - (NE) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Sargent power plant is located in Custer County, Nebraska. It is owned and operated by the City of Sargent. The plant utilizes petroleum liquids (specifically, distillate fuel oil) as its primary fuel source. Commissioned in 1954, the facility has a total capacity of 2.4 MW, distributed across three generators. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
In terms of its relative size, the Sargent plant is ranked 21st out of 28 power plants in Nebraska and 705th out of 886 plants nationally. The latest available annual generation data indicates an output of 9 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.0%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
SPP
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
1 MWh
Latest Month
9 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
2505 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
49 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$765/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $1.8M
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
OSM spatial match
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Grid Voltage
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
4 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.101 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.020 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.0%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
2513 lb/MWh
Subregion
MRO West