List of power stations in Nebraska
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|value1 = 16345
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|value2 = 12245
|label2 = Wind:
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|value3 = 6096
|label3 = Nuclear:
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|value4 = 1603
|label4 = Natural gas:
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|value5 = 1125
|label5 = Hydroelectric:
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|label6 = Solar:
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This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Nebraska, sorted by type and name. In 2023, Nebraska had a total summer capacity of 10,781 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 39,445 GWh.{{cite web |url=http://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/nebraska/ |title=Nebraska Electricity Profile |publisher=U.S. Energy Information Administration |access-date=2025-04-30}} In 2024, the electrical energy generation mix was 43.4% coal, 32.5% wind, 16.2% nuclear, 4.3% natural gas, 3% hydroelectric, 0.5% solar, and 0.2% biomass. Distributed small-scale solar, including customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered 57 GWh to the state's electricity grid in 2024.
Nebraska is the only state where all electricity utilities are publicly owned as municipal systems, public districts, or rural cooperatives. The state has few fossil-fuel reserves but has abundant renewable generation and agricultural resources. It is an increasing harvester of wind energy and a major producer of biofuels (primarily ethanol), with further potential for biomass generation. Nebraska has no renewable portfolio standard while supporting net metering. It was a top-ten state for per-capita energy consumption in 2019 due in large part to its energy-intensive agriculture, meat packing, and food processing industries. About 10% more electricity was generated than was consumed in-state.{{cite web |url=https://www.eia.gov/state/analysis.php?sid=NE |title=Nebraska Electricity Profile Analysis |publisher=U.S. EIA |accessdate=2021-03-11}}
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Nuclear power stations
Fossil-fuel power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.
=Coal=
=Natural gas=
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Name
!Operator !County !Coordinates !Capacity !Generation type !Year !Ref | ||||
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Auburn | Auburn Power Board | Nemaha | {{coord|40.3883 | |
95.8464|format=dms|name= Auburn}} | align="center" | 17.5 | Reciprocating engine (x6) | align="center" | 1949-1993 | |
Beatrice Power Station | NPPD | Gage | {{coord|40.3312 | |
96.8082|format=dms|name= Beatrice}} | align="center" | 220 | 3x1 combined cycle | align="center" | 2005 | |
Broken Bow | City of Broken Bow | Custer | {{coord|41.4031 | |
99.6392|format=dms|name= Broken Bow}} | align="center" | 7.2 | Reciprocating engine (x4) | align="center" | 1974 | |
C.W. Burdick Power Plant | City of Grand Island | Hall | {{coord|40.9228 | |
98.3269|format=dms|name= CW Burdick}} | align="center" | 81.6 | Simple cycle (x3) | align="center" | 1968/2003 | |
Canaday Station | NPPD | Gosper | {{coord|40.6942 | |
99.7011|format=dms|name= Canaday}} | align="center" |99.3 | Steam turbine | align="center" | 1958 | |
Cass County | OPPD | Cass | {{coord|40.9479 | |
95.9640|format=dms|name=Cass County }} | align="center" | 322.8 | Simple cycle (x2) | align="center" | 2003 | |
Don Henry | City of Hastings | Adams | {{coord|40.5832 | |
98.4201|format=dms|name=Don Henry }} | align="center" | 18.0 | Simple cycle | align="center" | 1972 | |
Falls City | Falls City Utility Department | Richardson | {{coord|40.0550 | |
95.6083|format=dms|name=Falls City }} | align="center" | 26.7 | Reciprocating engine (x7) | align="center" | 1946-2018 | |
J Street | LES | Lancaster | {{coord|40.8079 | |
96.7107|format=dms|name= J Street}} | align="center" | 29.0 | Simple cycle | align="center" | 1972 | |
Lon Wright (Derril Marshall Generating Station) | City of Fremont | Dodge | {{coord|41.4281 | |
96.4668|format=dms|name= Lon Wright}} | align="center" | 38.0 | Simple cycle | align="center" | 2003 | |
Nebraska City #1 | City of Nebraska City | Otoe | {{coord|40.6806 | |
95.8475|format=dms|name= Nebraska City 1}} | align="center" | 21.6 | Reciprocating engine (x6) | align="center" | 1955-1979 | |
Nebraska City #2 | City of Nebraska City | Otoe | {{coord|40.6661 | |
95.8683|format=dms|name= Nebraska City 2}} | align="center" | 7.6 | Reciprocating engine (x2) | align="center" | 1998 | |
North Denver | City of Hastings | Adams | {{coord|40.5988 | |
98.3886|format=dms|name= North Denver}} | align="center" | 41.0 | Steam turbine (x2) | align="center" | 1957/1967 | |
North Omaha | OPPD | Douglas | {{coord|41.3291 | |
95.9447|format=dms|name= North Omaha}} | align="center" | 241.6 | Steam turbine (x3) | align="center" | 1954-1959 | |
Rokeby | LES | Lancaster | {{coord|40.7316 | |
96.7364|format=dms|name= Rokeby}} | align="center" | 255.1 | Simple cycle (x3) | align="center" | 1975/1997/2001 | |
Sarpy County | OPPD | Sarpy | {{coord|41.1706 | |
95.9706|format=dms|name= Sarpy County}} | align="center" | 314.9 | Simple cycle (x5) | align="center" | 1972/1996/2000 | |
Standing Bear Lake Station
|OPPD |Douglas |{{coord|41.3161364891352 | ||||
96.09543650521303|format=dms|name= Sarpy County}}
|150 |Reciprocating engine (x9) |2025 | | ||||
Terry Bundy Generating Station | LES | Lancaster | {{coord|40.9097 | |
96.6131|format=dms|name= Terry Bundy GS}} | align="center" | 121.9 | 3x1 combined cycle, simple cycle | align="center" | 2004 (77.4MW) 2003 (45.5MW) | |
Turtle Creek Station
|OPPD |Sarpy |{{coord|41.09580754853497 | ||||
96.16865862062296|format=dms|name= Terry Bundy GS}}
|450 |Simple cycle (x3) |2025 | | ||||
Wahoo | City of Wahoo | Saunders | {{coord|41.2118 | |
96.6116|format=dms|name= Wahoo}} | align="center" | 13.2 | Reciprocating engine (x5) | align="center" | 1947-1973 |
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Plant
!Operator !County !Coordinates !Capacity !Generation type !Year !Ref | ||||
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Hebron | NPPD | Thayer | {{coord|40.1879 | |
97.5779|format=dms|name= Hebron}} | align="center" | 41.5 | Simple cycle | align="center" | 1973 | |
Jones Street | OPPD | Douglas | {{coord|41.2515 | |
95.9227|format=dms|name= Jones Street}} | align="center" | 122.6 | Simple cycle (x2) | align="center" | 1973 | |
Kimball Municipal Power Plant | City of Kimball | Kimball | {{coord|41.2382 | |
103.6667|format=dms|name= Kimball}} | align="center" | 7.6 | Reciprocating engine (x6) | align="center" | 1944-1974 | {{cite web |title=City of Kimball Power Plant |url=https://kimballne.org/power-plant/ |access-date=2024-07-20}} |
McCook | NPPD | Red Willow | {{coord|40.2214 | |
100.6508|format=dms|name= McCook}} | align="center" | 42.7 | Simple cycle | align="center" | 1973 | |
Ord | Loup Valleys Rural PPD | Valley | {{coord|41.6042 | |
98.9261|format=dms|name= Ord}} | align="center" | 10.8 | Reciprocating engine (x5) | align="center" | 1963-1997 | |
Tecumseh | City of Tecumseh | Johnson | {{coord|40.3664 | |
96.1900|format=dms|name= Tecumseh}} | align="center" | 6.6 | Reciprocating engine (x5) | align="center" | 1944-1974 | |
Wayne | City of Wayne | Wayne | {{coord|42.2278 | |
97.0183|format=dms|name= Wayne}} | align="center" | 20.2 | Reciprocating engine (x8) | align="center" | 1947-1998 |
Renewable power stations
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! Name ! Location ! Coordinates ! Capacity ! Fuel ! Generation ! Year ! Ref | |||||
Elk City Station | Douglas County | {{coord|41.3839 | |||
96.2544|format=dms|name= Elk City Station}} | align="center" | 6.4 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x8) | align="center" | 2002/2006 | |
Missouri River WWTP | Douglas County | {{coord|41.2033 | |||
95.9292|format=dms|name= Missouri River WWTP}} | align="center" | 3.0 | Biogas | Reciprocating engine (x3) | align="center" | 1985/2001 | |
Papillion Creek WWTP | Sarpy County | {{coord|41.0772 | |||
95.8700|format=dms|name= Papillion Creek WWTP}} | align="center" | 1.5 | Biogas | Reciprocating engine (x3) | align="center" | 1987 | |
Terry Bundy GS | Lancaster County | {{coord|40.9097 | |||
96.6131|format=dms|name= Terry Bundy GS}} | align="center" | 4.8 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x3) | align="center" | 2014 |
=Geothermal=
There were no utility-scale geothermal power facilities in the state of Nebraska in 2019.
=Hydroelectric=
{{See also|List of dams and reservoirs in Nebraska}}
File:Kearney Dam, Kearney, Nebraska, USA.jpg
File:Spalding, Nebraska wheel house from US.JPG, headrace and powerhouse components of Nebraska's longest continuously operating power plant since 1919]]
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Plant
!Location !Coordinates !Capacity !Number of !Year !Ref | ||||
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Columbus | Platte County | {{coord|41.4639 | ||
97.3283|format=dms|name= Columbus Hydro}} | align="center" | 45.0 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 1936 | |
Gavins Point | Cedar County | {{coord|42.8488 | ||
97.4815|format=dms|name= Gavins Point Hydro}} | align="center" | 102.0 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 1956 | |
Jeffrey | Lincoln County | {{coord|40.9594 | ||
100.3979|format=dms|name= Jeffrey Hydro}} | align="center" | 21.0 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 1941 | |
Johnson 1 | Gosper County | {{coord|40.6936 | ||
99.8178|format=dms|name= Johnson 1 Hydro}} | align="center" | 20.0 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 1941 | |
Johnson 2 | Gosper County | {{coord|40.6839 | ||
99.7447|format=dms|name= Johnson 2 Hydro}} | align="center" | 22.5 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1941 | |
Kearney{{ref label|Split|A|A}} | Buffalo County | {{coord|40.7035 | ||
99.1008|format=dms|name= Kearney Hydro}} | align="center" | 1.0 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1921 | |
Kingsley | Keith County | {{coord|41.2114 | ||
101.6681|format=dms|name= Kingsley Hydro}} | align="center" | 41.0 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1984 | |
Monroe | Platte County | {{coord|41.4872 | ||
97.6078|format=dms|name= Monroe Hydro}} | align="center" | 3.0 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 1936 | |
North Platte | Lincoln County | {{coord|41.0864 | ||
100.7594|format=dms|name= North Platte Hydro}} | align="center" | 24.0 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 1935 | |
Spalding | Greeley County | {{coord|41.6814 | ||
98.3676|format=dms|name= Spalding Hydro}} | align="center" | 0.2 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 1919/1956 |
{{note label|Split|A|A}} Kearney canal and dam were completed in 1886, water powered a DC current dynamo by 1889, and an elegant brick powerhouse was constructed in 1890 that also housed a steam engine along with an 800 horsepower turbine. The early system delivered lighting to the city of Kearney and powered a trolley system, but suffered from various equipment and water-delivery issues that persisted after the shift to AC alternating current. Major reworking of bulkhead, penstock and powerhouse components were completed in 1921. The historic powerhouse was ultimately demolished in 2007.{{cite web |url=https://kearneyhub.com/news/local/powerhouse-modernized-kearney/article_adc5953e-ec0f-11de-932f-001cc4c002e0.html |title=Powerhouse modernized Kearney |author=Sarah Goboney |publisher=kearneyhub.com |date=2009-12-06}}{{cite web |url=https://casde.unl.edu/history/counties/buffalo/kearney/ |title=Historical Nebraska - Buffalo County - Kearney |publisher=University of Nebraska - Lincoln |accessdate=2021-03-14}}
=Solar=
{{See also|Solar power in Nebraska}}
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!Project name !Location !Coordinates !Capacity !Year !Ref | |||
City of Lexington | Dawson County | {{coord|40.7570 | |
99.7340|format=dms|name=City of Lexington Solar}} | align="center" | 3.6 | align="center" | 2017 | |
Fort Calhoun | Washington County | {{coord|41.5205 | |
96.0775|format=dms|name= Fort Calhoun Solar}} | align="center" | 5.0 | align="center" | 2019 | |
Hastings | Adams County | {{coord|40.6020 | |
98.4370|format=dms|name= Hastings Solar}} | align="center" | 1.5 | align="center" | 2019 | |
Holdrege | Lancaster County | {{coord|40.8247 | |
96.8203|format=dms|name= Holdrege Solar}} | align="center" | 4.0 | align="center" | 2016 | |
Kearney | Buffalo County | {{coord|40.7217 | |
99.0412|format=dms|name= Kearney Solar}} | align="center" | 5.8 | align="center" | 2017 | |
Lon Wright | Dodge County | {{coord|41.4281 | |
96.4623|format=dms|name= Lon Wright Solar}} | align="center" | 2.3 | align="center" | 2018 | |
Platteview Solar
|Saunders County | {{coord|41.190806 | ||
96.378694|format=dms|name=Platteview Solar}}
|align="center" | 81 |align="center" | 2024 | |||
South Sioux City | Dakota County | {{coord|42.4585 | |
96.4397|format=dms|name= South Sioux City Solar}} | align="center" | 2.3 | align="center" | 2016 |
=Wind=
{{See also|Wind power in Nebraska}}
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Project name
!Location !Coordinates !Capacity !Number of !Year !Ref | ||||
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Ainsworth Wind | Brown County | {{coord|42.4489 | ||
99.8917|format=dms|name= Ainsworth Wind}} | align="center" | 59.4 | align="center" | 43 | align="center" | 2005 | |
Broken Bow Wind | Custer County | {{coord|41.4547 | ||
99.5681|format=dms|name= Broken Bow Wind}} | align="center" | 152.9 | align="center" | 50 | align="center" | 2012/2014 | |
Cottonwood Wind | Webster County | {{coord|40.2402 | ||
98.4060|format=dms|name= Cottonwood Wind}} | align="center" | 89.7 | align="center" | 40 | align="center" | 2017 | |
Crofton Bluffs Wind | Knox County | {{coord|42.6983 | ||
97.5800|format=dms|name= Crofton Bluffs Wind}} | align="center" | 40.0 | align="center" | 22 | align="center" | 2012 | |
Elkhorn Ridge Wind | Knox County | {{coord|42.6978 | ||
97.6189|format=dms|name= Elkhorn Ridge Wind}} | align="center" | 81.0 | align="center" | 27 | align="center" | 2009 | |
Flat Water Wind | Richardson County | {{coord|40.0011 | ||
95.9289|format=dms|name= Flat Water Wind}} | align="center" | 60.0 | align="center" | 40 | align="center" | 2010 | |
Grande Prairie Wind Farm | Holt County | {{coord|42.6081 | ||
98.4283|format=dms|name= Grand Prairie Wind}} | align="center" | 400.0 | align="center" | 200 | align="center" | 2016 | |
Kimball Wind | Kimball County | {{coord|41.2736 | ||
103.6983|format=dms|name= Kimball Wind}} | align="center" | 30.0 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 2018 | |
Laredo Ridge Wind | Boone County | {{coord|41.8803 | ||
98.0239|format=dms|name= Laredo Ridge Wind}} | align="center" | 79.9 | align="center" | 54 | align="center" | 2011 | |
Lon Wright Wind | Dodge County | {{coord|41.4281 | ||
96.4623|format=dms|name= Lon Wright Wind}} | align="center" | 40.9 | align="center" | 19 | align="center" | 2017 | |
Prairie Breeze Wind | Antelope County | {{coord|41.9517 | ||
98.0767|format=dms|name= Prairie Breeze Wind}} | align="center" | 215.7 | align="center" | 179 | align="center" | 2014/2015/2016 | |
Rattlesnake Creek Wind | Dixon County | {{coord|42.3740 | ||
96.8290|format=dms|name= Rattlesnake Creek Wind}} | align="center" | 318.1 | align="center" | 101 | align="center" | 2019 | |
Sholes Wind | Wayne County | {{coord|42.3119 | ||
97.3647|format=dms|name= Sholes Wind}} | align="center" | 160.0 | align="center" | 71 | align="center" | 2019 | |
Steele Flats Wind | Jefferson County | {{coord|40.0489 | ||
96.9622|format=dms|name= Steele Flats Wind}} | align="center" | 74.8 | align="center" | 44 | align="center" | 2013 | |
TPW Petersburg Wind | Boone County | {{coord|41.8646 | ||
97.9612|format=dms|name= TPW Petersburg Wind}} | align="center" | 40.5 | align="center" | 27 | align="center" | 2011 | |
Upstream Wind | Antelope County | {{coord|42.1843 | ||
97.9650|format=dms|name= Upstream Wind}} | align="center" | 202.5 | align="center" | 81 | align="center" | 2018 |
Storage power stations
There were no utility-scale storage power stations in the state of Nebraska in 2019.
HVDC converter stations
{{See also|List of HVDC projects}}
Utilities
- Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation District
- Lincoln Electric System
- Nebraska Public Power District
- North Central Public Power District
- Northwest Rural Public Power District
- Omaha Public Power District
- Southern Power District
- Southwest Public Power District
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References
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|url=https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/
|date=15 September 2020
|title=Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B)
|author=Energy Information Administration
|website=eia.gov
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918022441/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/
|archive-date=18 September 2020
|url-status=live
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