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Beatrice Power Station

Coordinates: 40°19′47″N 96°48′29″W / 40.32972°N 96.80806°W / 40.32972; -96.80806
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Beatrice Power Station
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CountryUnited States
LocationBlakely Township, Gage County; near Beatrice, Nebraska
Coordinates40°19′47″N 96°48′29″W / 40.32972°N 96.80806°W / 40.32972; -96.80806
StatusOperational
Construction beganJune 26, 2003 (2003-06-26)
Commission dateJanuary 7, 2005 (2005-01-07)
Construction costUS$190 million
OwnerNPPD
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Combined cycle?Yes
Power generation
Units operational2 X 80 MW
1 X 90 MW
Make and modelAlstom
Siemens
Nameplate capacity250 MW

Beatrice Power Station is a natural gas-fired combined cycle power station in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. It has installed capacity of 250 MW, including two combustion turbines with capacity of 80 MW each and one steam turbine with capacity of 90 MW, provided by Alstom.[1][2] The project was approved in April 2002, construction of the power station started on June 26, 2003, and it was commissioned on January 7, 2005.[2]

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  1. ^ "ALSTOM wins 93.7 MW steam turbine order for Nebraska". Power Engineering. Pennwell Corporation. 2003-05-02. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  2. ^ a b "CCGT Plants in Iowa, Kansas & Nebraska". industcards.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
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