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Laurel

Laurel is a 3.5 MW operating gas power plant in Cedar County, Nebraska, operated by City of Laurel - (NE).

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJan 1956 (current stage)
  5. ClosedApr 2016 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
1Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.3 MW Standby / back-upOct 1974
7Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.3 MW Standby / back-upOct 1992
2Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine0.9 MW Standby / back-upJan 1970
3Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine0.6 MW RetiredJan 1965Mar 2016
4Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine0.4 MW RetiredJan 1960Apr 2016
6Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine0.2 MW RetiredJan 1956Feb 2014

Plant details

Operator
City of Laurel - (NE)
Location
Cedar County, Nebraska
Balancing authority
SWPP
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 3.5 MW
Retired: 1.2 MW
First unit online
Jan 1956
EIA plant ID
2249

Location

42.4305, -97.0908

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem