Platte
Coal power plant in Hall County, Nebraska. 109.8 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by City of Grand Island - (NE).
Also known as Platte Generating Station · EIA plant 59
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 109.8 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 1982First generator online
- Operator
- City of Grand Island - (NE)EIA operator ID 40606
- Grid
- SPPBalancing authority SWPP
- Price nodes
- 1 SPP nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Hall County, NE40.8548, −98.3482
- EIA plant ID
- 59EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Platte produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
396 GWh
395,686 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
41.1%
2024: 37.2%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
323.4–541.8
GWh a year. Low 2017, high 2015
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 606,665 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2001 | 681,154 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2002 | 563,701 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2003 | 639,143 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2004 | 637,478 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 659,723 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 667,069 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 609,970 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 664,130 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 591,667 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 563,562 | 58.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 553,541 | 57.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 441,660 | 45.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 539,224 | 56.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 517,873 | 53.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 541,762 | 56.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 495,760 | 51.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 323,436 | 33.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 536,722 | 55.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 505,226 | 52.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 362,024 | 37.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 422,232 | 43.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 441,009 | 45.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 361,859 | 37.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 358,819 | 37.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 395,686 | 41.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · SPPEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDCO₂, 2025
515,617
US short tons. 2024: 481,580
SO₂, 2025
383
US short tons
NOx, 2025
522
US short tons
CO₂ per MWh, calculated
1.30 t
About 2,606 lb per MWh
1 of 1 EPA units reported CO₂ in 2025 (1), matched to EIA plant 59 through the EPA–EIA crosswalk. The per-MWh rate is EPA CO₂ divided by EIA-923 net generation. The two reporting boundaries can differ.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSWithdrawal, 2024
439
million gallons
Consumption, 2024
261
million gallons
Source
Wells
Ground, Fresh. Induced-draft tower
Watershed stress
Low · 0.364
USGS SUI, HUC12 Guendel Island-Platte River
12 of 12 cooling months report withdrawal. Groundwater user; SUI describes surface water and is context only. Blank volumes are unreported, not zero.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | 109.8 | December 1982 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists City of Grand Island - (NE) as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Generation potential vs reported
Monthly potential at seasonal net capability, next to EIA-923 output. Shows how much of the plant's capability was used.
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Questions about Platte
How much power does Platte produce?
Platte reported 395,686 MWh (396 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 41.1% capacity factor on 109.8 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Platte?
Platte is in Hall County, Nebraska, at 40.8548, −98.3482. It is in the Southwest Power Pool balancing area (SWPP).
Who operates Platte?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists City of Grand Island - (NE) as the operator (EIA operator ID 40606). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Platte start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 1982, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Platte?
Yes. InfraMap has SPP day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Platte, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- EPA CAMPD annual emissions through the EPA–EIA crosswalk, 1995 to 2025
- SPP day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- EIA-923 cooling water 2024 and the USGS surface water supply and use index, Water years 2010-2020 (Oct 2009 to Sep 2020), mean of monthly values
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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