Directory of Power Plants in Nebraska
Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
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Elkhorn Ridge Wind LLC | Elkhorn Ridge Wind, LLC | Bloomfield, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 138.2 GWh | Feb 2009 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Seward Wind Farm | Seward Wind LLC | Seward, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 7.3 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Creston Ridge Wind Farm | Creston Ridge, LLC | Creston, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 24.3 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
CCC Hastings Wind Turbine | CCC Hastings Renewable Energy, LLC | Hastings, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 6.6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Prairie Breeze III | Invenergy Services LLC | Elgin, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 136.3 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Prairie Breeze II | Invenergy Services LLC | Elgin, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 277.4 GWh | Sep 2015 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Valentine Wind, LLC | Valentine Wind, LLC | Valentine, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 5.6 GWh | Aug 2014 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project | Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project, LLC | Dixon, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 979.4 GWh | Nov 2018 | Mar 2025 | Wind |
Broken Bow Wind II, LLC | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Broken Bow, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 233.6 GWh | Sep 2014 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Cottonwood Wind Energy Center | Cottonwood Wind Project | Blue Hill, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 420.3 GWh | Oct 2017 | Mar 2025 | Wind |
Grande Prairie Wind Farm | BHE Renewables, LLC | O'Neill, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.5 TWh | Nov 2016 | Mar 2025 | Wind |
Steele Flats Wind Project LLC | Steele Flats Wind Project LLC | Diller, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 209.0 GWh | Sep 2013 | Mar 2025 | Wind |
Laredo Ridge Wind LLC | Laredo Ridge Wind LLC | Petersburg, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 199.5 GWh | Jan 2011 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Prairie Breeze | SunEdison LLC | Elgin, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 595.7 GWh | Apr 2014 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Crofton Bluffs Wind LLC | Crofton Bluffs Wind, LLC | Bloomfield, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 103.8 GWh | Oct 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Flat Water Wind Farm LLC | Flat Water Wind Farm LLC | Du Bois, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 215.6 GWh | Nov 2010 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
TPW Petersburg | TPW Petersburg LLC | Petersburg, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 162.5 GWh | Oct 2011 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Broken Bow Wind LLC | Broken Bow Wind LLC | Broken Bow, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 205.7 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Salt Valley Wind Plant | Lincoln Electric System | Lincoln, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.9 GWh | Nov 1998 | May 2024 | Wind |
Springview | Bluestem LLC | Springview, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 9.7 GWh | May 2011 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
SPPW1, LLC | SPPW1, LLC | Upland, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 25.2 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Milligan 1 Wind Farm | Milligan 1 Wind, LLC | Western, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.1 TWh | Nov 2020 | Mar 2025 | Wind |
Little Blue Wind Project, LLC | Little Blue Wind Project, LLC | Blue Hill, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.0 TWh | Nov 2021 | Mar 2025 | Wind |
Haystack Wind Project, LLC | Haystack Wind Project, LLC | Carroll, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 744.3 GWh | Feb 2022 | Mar 2025 | Wind |
Cuming County Renewables, LLC | Cuming County Renewables. LLC | Wisner, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 8.9 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Thunderhead Wind Energy LLC | Invenergy Services LLC | Boone, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.2 TWh | Oct 2022 | Mar 2025 | Wind |
Kimball Wind | Kimball Wind, LLC | Kimball, NE | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 121.0 GWh | Sep 2002 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Ainsworth Wind | Nebraska Public Power District | Ainsworth, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 60.8 GWh | Sep 2005 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Plum Creek Wind Project (NE) | Plum Creek Wind, LLC | Winside, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 861.9 GWh | May 2020 | Mar 2025 | Wind |
Polk County Renewables, LLC | Polk County Renewables, LLC | Osceola, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 11.6 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Sholes Wind Energy Center | Sholes Wind Energy Center, LLC | Randolph, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 732.6 GWh | Oct 2019 | Mar 2025 | Wind |
Upstream Wind Energy LLC | Invenergy Services LLC | Neligh, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 803.4 GWh | Nov 2018 | Mar 2025 | Wind |
Perennial Windfarm | Perennial Wind, LLC | Fairmont, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 29.9 GWh | Jun 2018 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Creston Ridge II, LLC | Creston Ridge II, LLC | Creston, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 28.9 GWh | May 2017 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Spalding | Village of Spalding - (NE) | Spalding, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.0 MWh | Jun 1919 | Dec 2024 | Water : 50.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 50.0% |
Gavins Point | USACE-Omaha | Crofton, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 712.6 GWh | Aug 1956 | Dec 2024 | Water |
North Platte | Nebraska Public Power District | North Platte, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 65.4 GWh | Dec 1934 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Monroe (NE) | Loup River Public Power Dist | Monroe, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 25.4 GWh | Dec 1935 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Kearney | Nebraska Public Power District | Kearney, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 416.0 MWh | Dec 1920 | Sep 2024 | Water |
Columbus | Loup River Public Power Dist | Columbus, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 119.5 GWh | Dec 1935 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Johnson 2 | Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist | Lexington, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 69.3 GWh | Mar 1941 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Johnson 1 | Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist | Elwood, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 55.8 GWh | Mar 1941 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Jeffrey | Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist | Brady, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 86.3 GWh | Dec 1940 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Kingsley | Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist | Ogallala, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 48.0 GWh | Oct 1984 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Platte | City of Grand Island - (NE) | Grand Island, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 358.8 GWh | Nov 1982 | Dec 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
Whelan Energy Center | City of Hastings - (NE) | Hastings, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.2 TWh | Jun 1981 | Mar 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
Sheldon | Nebraska Public Power District | Hallam, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 727.8 GWh | Dec 1960 | Mar 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
Nebraska City | Omaha Public Power District | Nebraska City, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 6.3 TWh | Mar 1979 | Mar 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.6% |
Gerald Gentleman | Nebraska Public Power District | Sutherland, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 6.3 TWh | Mar 1979 | Mar 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.5% |
Lon Wright | City of Fremont - (NE) | Fremont, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 521.6 GWh | Jul 1957 | Dec 2023 | Subbituminous Coal : 92.8% Natural Gas : 6.4% Solar : 0.8% |
North Omaha | Omaha Public Power District | Omaha, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.0 TWh | Jun 1954 | Mar 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 83.3% Natural Gas : 16.7% |
Archer Daniels Midland Columbus | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Columbus, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 287.3 GWh | Apr 2010 | Mar 2025 | Subbituminous Coal |
South Sioux City Solar | Tesla Inc. | Dakota, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
South 49th 013445 SCS Norfolk, LLC | Arevon Energy, Inc. | Norfolk, NE | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 18.2 GWh | Aug 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Monroe 009452 SCS Cozad, LLC | Arevon Energy, Inc. | Cozad, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.6 GWh | Jun 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Airport 009239 SCS Lexington, LLC | Arevon Energy, Inc. | Lexington, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.2 GWh | Apr 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Platteview Solar LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Ashland, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 134.0 GWh | Apr 2024 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
Western Meadowlark Solar SCS NE 1, LLC | Arevon Energy, Inc. | Scottsbluff, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.9 GWh | Jan 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Holdrege Solar Center | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | Lincoln, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 6.5 GWh | May 2016 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
Fort Calhoun Community Solar | DG Southwest Solar Portfolio 2019, LLC | Fort Calhoun, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 10.0 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
City of Lexington | Madison Energy Holdings LLC | Lexington, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 6.6 GWh | Apr 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Dodge County Solar Hybrid | BCSB, LLC | Scribner, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.5 GWh | May 2021 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Burt County Solar Hybrid | BCSB, LLC | Tekamah, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.5 GWh | May 2021 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Kearney NPPD Solar Project | SoCore Energy LLC | Kearney, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 8.6 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Hastings Community Solar Farm | City of Hastings - (NE) | Hastings, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.5 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
St. Paul-Howard Greeley | Today's Power, Inc. | St. Paul, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.4 GWh | Jul 2023 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Ruby-Norris | Today's Power, Inc. | Milford, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.4 GWh | Sep 2023 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Deshler Solar | Today's Power, Inc. | Hebron, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.3 GWh | Jul 2023 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Centerville (NE) | Today's Power, Inc. | Roca, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.4 GWh | May 2023 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Museum Drive East Solar | City of Grand Island - (NE) | Grand Island, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 22.0 MWh | Nov 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Stromsburg-Polk County | Today's Power, Inc. | Stromsburg, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.0 GWh | Oct 2023 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Scribner Diesel Generation Facility | City of Scribner | Scribner, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 35.0 MWh | Aug 2020 | Dec 2024 | Other Biomass Liquids : 95.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 4.3% |
Missouri River Wastewater Treatment | City of Omaha | Omaha, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 13.0 GWh | Mar 1985 | Mar 2025 | Other Biomass Gas : 95.6% Natural Gas : 4.4% |
Cooper Nuclear Station | Nebraska Public Power District | Brownville, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 6.1 TWh | Feb 1974 | Mar 2025 | Nuclear |
Papillion Creek Wastewater | City of Omaha | Bellevue, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 5.5 GWh | Apr 1987 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas : 98.1% Other Biomass Gas : 1.9% |
Sarpy County | Omaha Public Power District | Bellevue, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 191.6 GWh | May 1972 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 97.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.7% |
Oxford (NE) | Village of Oxford - (NE) | Oxford, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 27.0 MWh | Jul 1953 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 89.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 10.2% |
J Street | Lincoln Electric System | Lincoln, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 413.0 MWh | Jan 1972 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 86.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 13.7% |
Terry Bundy Generating Station | Lincoln Electric System | Lincoln, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 161.2 GWh | Jul 2003 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas : 83.8% Landfill Gas : 15.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0% |
C W Burdick | City of Grand Island - (NE) | Grand Island, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.8 GWh | Sep 1957 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 81.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 18.1% |
Rokeby | Lincoln Electric System | Lincoln, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 22.8 GWh | Jun 1975 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 78.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 21.2% |
West Point Municipal | City of West Point - (NE) | West Point, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 109.0 MWh | Apr 1947 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 65.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 34.3% |
Emerson | City of Emerson - (NE) | Emerson, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.0 MWh | Dec 1946 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 64.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 35.6% |
Crete | City of Crete | Crete, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 89.0 MWh | May 1973 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 61.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 38.5% |
Ansley | City of Ansley - (NE) | Ansley, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 22.0 MWh | May 1969 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 61.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 38.6% |
Franklin (NE) | City of Franklin - (NE) | Franklin, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 47.0 MWh | Dec 1954 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 59.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 40.7% |
Curtis | City of Curtis - (NE) | Curtis, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 45.0 MWh | Dec 1954 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 58.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 41.5% |
Western Sugar Coop - Scottsbluff | Western Sugar Cooperative | Scottsbluff, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 15.9 GWh | Aug 1987 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
Don Henry | City of Hastings - (NE) | Hastings, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 644.0 MWh | May 1972 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
North Denver | City of Hastings - (NE) | Hastings, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 9.8 GWh | Nov 1957 | Nov 2024 | Natural Gas |
Beatrice | Nebraska Public Power District | Beatrice, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 589.9 GWh | Dec 2004 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
Archer Daniels Midland Lincoln | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Lincoln, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 11.0 GWh | Jun 1988 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Cass County | Omaha Public Power District | Plattsmouth, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 202.4 GWh | Apr 2003 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Canaday | Nebraska Public Power District | Lexington, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 35.7 GWh | Dec 1957 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Elk City Station | Omaha Public Power District | Bennington, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 45.9 GWh | Mar 2002 | Dec 2024 | Landfill Gas |
Falls City | City of Falls City - (NE) | Falls City, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 456.0 MWh | Jul 1930 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 92.3% Natural Gas : 7.7% |
Broken Bow | City of Broken Bow - (NE) | Broken Bow, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 67.0 MWh | Nov 1936 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 88.4% Natural Gas : 11.6% |
Stuart (NE) | City of Stuart - (NE) | Stuart, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 5.0 MWh | Dec 1951 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 86.1% Natural Gas : 13.9% |
Wahoo | City of Wahoo - (NE) | Wahoo, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 132.0 MWh | Jul 1936 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 84.9% Natural Gas : 15.1% |
Hallam | Nebraska Public Power District | Hallam, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.4 GWh | May 1973 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 71.2% Natural Gas : 28.8% |
Browse Power Plants By Nebraska Counties
Figures are based on December 2024 generation numbers.County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2024 Generation |
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Greeley County, NE | # 55 | 1 | 4.0 MWh |
Deuel County, NE | # 54 | 1 | 4.0 MWh |
Garfield County, NE | # 53 | 1 | 32.0 MWh |
Thurston County, NE | # 52 | 1 | 44.0 MWh |
York County, NE | # 51 | 1 | 45.0 MWh |
Frontier County, NE | # 50 | 1 | 45.0 MWh |
Butler County, NE | # 49 | 1 | 50.0 MWh |
Furnas County, NE | # 48 | 3 | 82.0 MWh |
Valley County, NE | # 47 | 1 | 106.0 MWh |
Burt County, NE | # 46 | 3 | 1.5 GWh |
Howard County, NE | # 45 | 1 | 2.4 GWh |
Red Willow County, NE | # 44 | 1 | 3.8 GWh |
Dakota County, NE | # 43 | 2 | 3.9 GWh |
Cherry County, NE | # 42 | 1 | 5.6 GWh |
Thayer County, NE | # 41 | 4 | 7.5 GWh |
Buffalo County, NE | # 40 | 2 | 9.0 GWh |
Cuming County, NE | # 39 | 3 | 9.0 GWh |
Seward County, NE | # 38 | 2 | 9.7 GWh |
Keya Paha County, NE | # 37 | 1 | 9.7 GWh |
Washington County, NE | # 36 | 3 | 10.0 GWh |
Dawson County, NE | # 35 | 3 | 13.4 GWh |
Polk County, NE | # 34 | 2 | 13.6 GWh |
Madison County, NE | # 33 | 4 | 18.2 GWh |
Scotts Bluff County, NE | # 32 | 2 | 20.8 GWh |
Franklin County, NE | # 31 | 3 | 25.2 GWh |
Fillmore County, NE | # 30 | 1 | 29.9 GWh |
Keith County, NE | # 29 | 1 | 48.0 GWh |
Brown County, NE | # 28 | 1 | 60.8 GWh |
County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2024 Generation |
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Kimball County, NE | # 27 | 2 | 121.1 GWh |
Saunders County, NE | # 26 | 2 | 134.2 GWh |
Gosper County, NE | # 25 | 3 | 160.9 GWh |
Sarpy County, NE | # 24 | 3 | 197.1 GWh |
Cass County, NE | # 23 | 3 | 202.4 GWh |
Jefferson County, NE | # 22 | 2 | 209.0 GWh |
Richardson County, NE | # 21 | 2 | 216.0 GWh |
Knox County, NE | # 20 | 2 | 242.0 GWh |
Boone County, NE | # 19 | 2 | 361.9 GWh |
Hall County, NE | # 18 | 3 | 363.7 GWh |
Custer County, NE | # 17 | 6 | 439.4 GWh |
Platte County, NE | # 16 | 5 | 485.4 GWh |
Dodge County, NE | # 15 | 3 | 523.1 GWh |
Gage County, NE | # 14 | 1 | 589.9 GWh |
Cedar County, NE | # 13 | 2 | 712.6 GWh |
Lancaster County, NE | # 12 | 9 | 937.3 GWh |
Dixon County, NE | # 11 | 3 | 979.4 GWh |
Saline County, NE | # 10 | 5 | 1.1 TWh |
Douglas County, NE | # 9 | 6 | 1.1 TWh |
Adams County, NE | # 8 | 5 | 1.2 TWh |
Webster County, NE | # 7 | 4 | 1.4 TWh |
Holt County, NE | # 6 | 2 | 1.5 TWh |
Wayne County, NE | # 5 | 4 | 2.3 TWh |
Antelope County, NE | # 4 | 5 | 3.0 TWh |
Nemaha County, NE | # 3 | 2 | 6.1 TWh |
Otoe County, NE | # 2 | 4 | 6.3 TWh |
Lincoln County, NE | # 1 | 4 | 6.5 TWh |