Red Cloud

OperatingDistillate Oil

Ranked #10 of 26 Distillate Oil plants in NE#449 of 827 nationally

5.7 MW Distillate Oil operating in Webster, NE — Southwest Power Pool

EIAWD

5.7 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Petroleum Liquids

Technology

1953

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

40.0980, -98.5190

County

Webster, NE

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	City of Red Cloud - (NE)	—	—
Owner(s)	City of Red Cloud - (NE)	—	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

About

The Red Cloud power plant, located in Webster County, Nebraska, has a total capacity of 5.7 MW. The plant began operating in 1953 and is owned and operated by the City of Red Cloud. It utilizes petroleum liquids, specifically DFO (distillate fuel oil), as its primary fuel source. The facility consists of four generators using "Petroleum Liquids" technology.

Red Cloud operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, the plant generated 41 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.1%. Red Cloud is ranked as the 11th largest power plant out of 28 in Nebraska, and 502nd out of 886 nationally. Recent news coverage related to the plant includes one article pertaining to hazards.

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