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Cass County — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 55972
Capacity: 1137 MW
Primary Fuel: Natural Gas
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Status: Planned
Location: Cass, NE
Operating Since: 2003
Generators: 5
Operator: Omaha Public Power District
Parent Company: Omaha Public Power District
Annual Generation: 202,437.01 MWh
Capacity Factor: 2.0%
Balancing Authority: Southwest Power Pool
ISO/RTO: SPP
NERC Region: MRO

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Ranked #1 of 32 Natural Gas plants in NE#127 of 2009 nationally

1137 MW Natural Gas planned in Cass, NE — Southwest Power Pool

EIAWD

1,137 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

Technology

Planned: 2003

Planned Operation

Location

Coordinates

40.9479, -95.9640

County

Cass, NE

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Omaha Public Power District	Omaha Public Power District	Omaha Public Power District
Owner(s)	Omaha Public Power District	Omaha Public Power District	Omaha Public Power District
Status	Planned	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Cass County Energy Center is a natural gas-fired power plant located in Cass County, Nebraska. The plant, owned and operated by Omaha Public Power District, has a total capacity of 1137 MW across five natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. It began operating in 2003 and is the largest power plant in Nebraska out of 10 total plants, and ranks 131st nationally out of 945 plants.

The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 202,437 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 2.0%.

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