Auburn — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 2215
- Capacity
- 18.7 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Oil
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Nemaha, NE
- Operating Since
- 1949
- Generators
- 6
- Operator
- Auburn Board of Public Works
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 135 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.1%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Auburn
OperatingDistillate Oil
Ranked #6 of 26 Distillate Oil plants in NE#165 of 827 nationally
18.7 MW Distillate Oil operating in Nemaha, NE — Southwest Power Pool
EIAWD
18.7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
6
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1949
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
40.3883, -95.8464
County
Nemaha, NE
Nearby Plants
- Cooper Nuclear StationNuclear801 MW · 17.6 km
- Loess HillsWind5 MW · 26.2 km
- Nebraska CitySub. Coal1389.6 MW · 26.6 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Auburn Board of Public Works | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Auburn Board of Public Works | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The Auburn power plant, located in Nemaha County, Nebraska, has a total capacity of 18.7 MW. The plant began operating in 1949 and is owned and operated by the Auburn Board of Public Works. It utilizes six generators powered by petroleum liquids (distillate fuel oil, or DFO). Auburn is connected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and resides within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
Auburn ranks as the 6th largest power plant out of 28 in Nebraska, and 207th out of 886 nationally. The plant's latest annual generation was 135 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.1%. Recent news coverage of the plant includes 5 articles related to hazards and 2 related to industry topics.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
69 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
8 MWh
Latest Month
135 MWh
Annual Generation
0.1%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
OSM spatial match
News & Articles (10)Beta
Industry·corporate
Google proposes Nebraska data center requiring more power than all of Lincoln
Documents show the tech giant could build a massive new data center powered by a privately built and owned gas-fueled power plant.
Google (developer)
NEWS CHANNEL NEBRASKA Panhandle·Yesterday
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Monona; Harrison; Shelby; Pottawattamie; Mills; Montgomery; Fremont; Page; Knox; Cedar; Thurston; An
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 1:04PM CDT until March 22 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Red Flag Warning (hazard)
NWS Omaha/Valley NE·5 days ago
General
Google proposes Nebraska data center requiring more power than all of Lincoln
Documents show the tech giant could build a massive new data center powered by a privately built and owned gas-fueled power plant.
News Channel Nebraska Southeast·2 weeks ago
General
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YubaNet·3 weeks ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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