State profile

Power plants in Nebraska

Nebraska has 130 generating facilities in this directory, with a combined nameplate capacity of 11.44 GW. The largest share of capacity comes from coal (38%). It also tracks 6 retired plants and 3 under construction.

130
Plants
11.44 GW
Total capacity
10
Fuel types
1.39 GW
Largest: Nebraska City

Capacity mix

Coal 37.6%Wind 30.8%Natural Gas 16.7%Nuclear 7.0%Oil 3.7%Hydroelectric 2.9%Solar 1.2%Waste 0.1%

By fuel type in Nebraska

Coal plants8 · 4.30 GWWind plants33 · 3.52 GWNatural Gas plants30 · 1.91 GWNuclear plants1 · 801 MWOil plants26 · 419.7 MWHydroelectric plants9 · 329.7 MWSolar plants19 · 138.8 MWWaste plants1 · 6.4 MWBiomass plants1 · 3 MWStorage plants2 · 2.5 MW

All plants in Nebraska by capacity

PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
Nebraska CityCoalOmaha Public Power District1.39 GW
Gerald GentlemanCoalNebraska Public Power District1.36 GW
Cooper Nuclear StationNuclearNebraska Public Power District801 MW
North OmahaCoalOmaha Public Power District644.7 MW
Grande Prairie Wind FarmWindBHE Renewables, LLC400 MW
Cass CountyNatural GasOmaha Public Power District345 MW
Sarpy CountyNatural GasOmaha Public Power District338.4 MW
Whelan Energy CenterCoalCity of Hastings - (NE)324.3 MW
Rattlesnake Creek Wind ProjectWindRattlesnake Creek Wind Project, LLC318.1 MW
Milligan 1 Wind FarmWindMilligan 1 Wind, LLC300 MW
Thunderhead Wind Energy LLCWindInvenergy Services LLC300 MW
Haystack Wind Project, LLCWindHaystack Wind Project, LLC298 MW
RokebyNatural GasLincoln Electric System266.1 MW
Little Blue Wind Project, LLCWindLittle Blue Wind Project, LLC250.7 MW
BeatriceNatural GasNebraska Public Power District247.1 MW
Plum Creek Wind Project (NE)WindPlum Creek Wind, LLC230 MW
SheldonCoalNebraska Public Power District228.7 MW
Terry Bundy Generating StationNatural GasLincoln Electric System216.3 MW
Prairie BreezeWindSunEdison LLC206.5 MW
Upstream Wind Energy LLCWindInvenergy Services LLC202.5 MW
Lon WrightCoalCity of Fremont - (NE)172.3 MW
Sholes Wind Energy CenterWindSholes Wind Energy Center, LLC160 MW
C W BurdickNatural GasCity of Grand Island - (NE)142.8 MW
Gavins PointHydroelectricUSACE-Omaha132.3 MW
Jones StreetOilOmaha Public Power District130 MW
PlatteCoalCity of Grand Island - (NE)109.8 MW
CanadayNatural GasNebraska Public Power District108.8 MW
Cottonwood Wind Energy CenterWindCottonwood Wind Project89.7 MW
Elkhorn Ridge Wind LLCWindElkhorn Ridge Wind, LLC81 MW
Platteview Solar LLCSolarAES Distributed Energy81 MW
Broken Bow Wind LLCWindBroken Bow Wind LLC79.9 MW
Laredo Ridge Wind LLCWindLaredo Ridge Wind LLC79.9 MW
Steele Flats Wind Project LLCWindSteele Flats Wind Project LLC74.8 MW
Prairie Breeze IIWindInvenergy Services LLC73.4 MW
Broken Bow Wind II, LLCWindConsolidated Edison Development Inc.73.1 MW
Archer Daniels Midland ColumbusCoalArcher Daniels Midland Co71.4 MW
Flat Water Wind Farm LLCWindFlat Water Wind Farm LLC60 MW
Ainsworth WindWindNebraska Public Power District59.4 MW
HallamOilNebraska Public Power District56.7 MW
HebronOilNebraska Public Power District56.7 MW
McCookOilNebraska Public Power District56.7 MW
KingsleyHydroelectricCentral Nebraska Pub P&I Dist50 MW
ColumbusHydroelectricLoup River Public Power Dist45.6 MW
TPW PetersburgWindTPW Petersburg LLC40.5 MW
Crofton Bluffs Wind LLCWindCrofton Bluffs Wind, LLC40 MW
North DenverNatural GasCity of Hastings - (NE)39 MW
Prairie Breeze IIIWindInvenergy Services LLC35.8 MW
Falls CityNatural GasCity of Falls City - (NE)31.3 MW
Kimball WindWindKimball Wind, LLC30 MW
J StreetNatural GasLincoln Electric System27 MW
North PlatteHydroelectricNebraska Public Power District26.2 MW
Nebraska City # 1Natural GasCity of Nebraska City26.1 MW
Johnson 2HydroelectricCentral Nebraska Pub P&I Dist22.5 MW
Don HenryNatural GasCity of Hastings - (NE)22 MW
Wayne ICOilCity of Wayne21.8 MW
JeffreyHydroelectricCentral Nebraska Pub P&I Dist21.6 MW
Johnson 1HydroelectricCentral Nebraska Pub P&I Dist21.6 MW
AuburnOilAuburn Board of Public Works18.7 MW
WahooNatural GasCity of Wahoo - (NE)14.2 MW
Nebraska City # 2Natural GasCity of Nebraska City13.5 MW
OrdOilCity of Ord - (NE)12 MW
David CityOilCity of David City10.6 MW
South 49th 013445 SCS Norfolk, LLCSolarArevon Energy, Inc.10.6 MW
Museum Drive East SolarSolarCity of Grand Island - (NE)9.9 MW
Broken BowNatural GasCity of Broken Bow - (NE)8.7 MW
Monroe (NE)HydroelectricLoup River Public Power Dist8.4 MW
Archer Daniels Midland LincolnNatural GasArcher Daniels Midland Co7.9 MW
Western Sugar Coop - ScottsbluffNatural GasWestern Sugar Cooperative7.1 MW
TecumsehNatural GasCity of Tecumseh7 MW
Creston Ridge II, LLCWindCreston Ridge II, LLC6.9 MW
Perennial WindfarmWindPerennial Wind, LLC6.9 MW
Creston Ridge Wind FarmWindCreston Ridge, LLC6.8 MW
Elk City StationWasteOmaha Public Power District6.4 MW
CreteNatural GasCity of Crete6 MW
Kearney NPPD Solar ProjectSolarSoCore Energy LLC5.8 MW
Madison UtilitiesOilCity of Madison - (NE)5.8 MW
Red CloudOilCity of Red Cloud - (NE)5.7 MW
SPPW1, LLCWindSPPW1, LLC5.6 MW
Sidney (NE)Natural GasCity of Sidney - (NE)5.1 MW
Fort Calhoun Community SolarSolarDG Southwest Solar Portfolio 2019, LLC5 MW
PenderOilCity of Pender - (NE)4.9 MW
West Point MunicipalNatural GasCity of West Point - (NE)4.4 MW
Western Meadowlark Solar SCS NE 1, LLCSolarArevon Energy, Inc.4.4 MW
WakefieldOilCity of Wakefield - (NE)4.1 MW
CambridgeOilCity of Cambridge - (NE)4 MW
Holdrege Solar CenterSolarAdapture Renewables, Inc.4 MW
Scribner Diesel Generation FacilityOilCity of Scribner4 MW
Syracuse # 2Natural GasCity of Nebraska City4 MW
BurwellOilCity of Burwell - (NE)3.9 MW
Franklin (NE)Natural GasCity of Franklin - (NE)3.9 MW
WisnerOilCity of Wisner3.8 MW
WilberOilCity of Wilber3.6 MW
City of LexingtonSolarMadison Energy Holdings LLC3.5 MW
LaurelNatural GasCity of Laurel - (NE)3.5 MW
CurtisNatural GasCity of Curtis - (NE)3.4 MW
Oxford (NE)Natural GasVillage of Oxford - (NE)3.4 MW
MobileOilNebraska Public Power District3.1 MW
Missouri River Wastewater TreatmentBiomassCity of Omaha3 MW
SpringviewWindBluestem LLC3 MW
Cuming County Renewables, LLCWindCuming County Renewables. LLC2.5 MW
LyonsOilCity of Lyons - (NE)2.5 MW
Polk County Renewables, LLCWindPolk County Renewables, LLC2.5 MW
SargentOilCity of Sargent - (NE)2.4 MW
South Sioux City SolarSolarTesla Inc.2.3 MW
SpaldingOilVillage of Spalding - (NE)2.1 MW
Beaver CityNatural GasCity of Beaver City - (NE)2 MW
Monroe 009452 SCS Cozad, LLCSolarArevon Energy, Inc.2 MW
Valentine Wind, LLCWindValentine Wind, LLC1.9 MW
CCC Hastings Wind TurbineWindCCC Hastings Renewable Energy, LLC1.7 MW
DeshlerOilCity of Deshler - (NE)1.7 MW
Seward Wind FarmWindSeward Wind LLC1.7 MW
EmersonNatural GasCity of Emerson - (NE)1.6 MW
AnsleyNatural GasCity of Ansley - (NE)1.5 MW
Hastings Community Solar FarmSolarCity of Hastings - (NE)1.5 MW
KearneyHydroelectricNebraska Public Power District1.5 MW
Papillion Creek WastewaterNatural GasCity of Omaha1.5 MW
South Sioux City Energy StorageStorageDG Nebraska Energy Storage, LLC1.5 MW
Stuart (NE)OilCity of Stuart - (NE)1.5 MW
Burt County Solar HybridSolarBCSB, LLC1.4 MW
Dodge County Solar HybridSolarBCSB, LLC1.4 MW
City Light & WaterOilCity of Blue Hill - (NE)1.3 MW
ChappellOilCity of Chappell - (NE)1.1 MW
Airport 009239 SCS Lexington, LLCSolarArevon Energy, Inc.1 MW
BRIGHT BatteryStorageOmaha Public Power District1 MW
Campbell VillageOilVillage of Campbell - (NE)1 MW
Centerville (NE)SolarToday's Power, Inc.1 MW
Deshler SolarSolarToday's Power, Inc.1 MW
Ruby-NorrisSolarToday's Power, Inc.1 MW
St. Paul-Howard GreeleySolarToday's Power, Inc.1 MW
Stromsburg-Polk CountySolarToday's Power, Inc.1 MW
Retired plants (6)
PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
Fort Calhounretired 2016NuclearOmaha Public Power District502 MW
Kimballretired 2024OilCity of Kimball - (NE)9.6 MW
Plainview Muncipal Powerretired 2023OilNorth Central Public Pwr Dist5 MW
Spencer Hydroretired 2019HydroelectricNebraska Public Power District2.4 MW
Salt Valley Wind Plantretired 2024WindLincoln Electric System1.2 MW
Arnoldretired 2022OilVillage of Arnold - (NE)1.1 MW
Under construction (3)
PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
Turtle Creekconstr.Natural GasOmaha Public Power District528 MW
Standing Bear Lakeconstr.Natural GasOmaha Public Power District162.9 MW
Madison Solar (NE)constr.SolarMMPS1, LLC2 MW