3.5 MW Natural Gas standby in Cedar, NE — Southwest Power Pool
3.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Technology
1970
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.4305, -97.0908
County
Cedar, NE
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Laurel - (NE) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Laurel - (NE) | — | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
The Laurel power plant, located in Cedar County, Nebraska, is a 3.5 MW natural gas-fired facility. It began operating in 1970 and consists of three natural gas internal combustion engine generators. The plant is owned and operated by the City of Laurel, Nebraska.
Laurel operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Based on capacity, the plant ranks 26th out of 30 power plants in Nebraska, and 1661st out of 1963 plants nationally. There has been one news article related to the plant, categorized as a hazard.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
2.4 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
0 MWh
Latest Month
0 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
OSM spatial match
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
Last updated 2026-03-21
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