Wind power in Nebraska

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Wind power in Nebraska remains largely untapped in comparison with its potential. In the Great Plains, with more than 47,000 farms and open skies it ranks near the top in the United States in its ability to generate energy from wind.{{cite web|url=http://www.nrdc.org/energy/renewables/nebraska.asp|title=NRDC: Renewable Energy in Nebraska|work=nrdc.org|access-date=6 June 2015}} As of 2015, the state had not adopted a renewable portfolio standard.{{cite web | title = State Renewable Portfolio Standards and Goals | publisher = National Association of State Legislatures | date = February 19, 2015 | url = http://www.ncsl.org/research/energy/renewable-portfolio-standards.aspx | access-date = 2 June 2015}} Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) is one of the state's largest purchasers of wind energy.[http://www.oppd.com/media/176293/2014-quick-facts-web.pdf OPPD Quick Facts], 2014

In 2016, Nebraska had 1,335 MW of installed wind power generation capacity, producing 10.1% of the electricity generated in-state.{{cite web|title=Nebraska Wind Energy|url=http://awea.files.cms-plus.com/FileDownloads/pdfs/Nebraska.pdf|website=U.S. Wind Energy State Facts|publisher=American Wind Energy Association|access-date=27 December 2017}} This increased to a capacity of 2,142 MW and a 19.92% of generation in 2019.[https://windexchange.energy.gov/states/ne Wind Energy in Nebraska]

Wind for Schools

An initiative of the Department of Energy, the Wind for Schools program supported the construction of small scale wind turbines at schools throughout state to encourages the incorporation of renewable energy education into the science curriculum. In Nebraska, wind turbines were installed at twenty-five K-12 schools, four community colleges and the Wind Applications Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.{{cite web|url=http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/wind-for-schools-program-ends-but-learning-continues/article_0ae0a44b-68e1-504e-a2c9-94824b884e06.html|title=Wind for Schools program ends, but learning continues|author=Algis Laukaitis - Lincoln Journal Star|work=JournalStar.com|access-date=14 June 2015}} Locations include various elementary and high schools, and community colleges including those Bancroft, Bloomfield, Cedar Rapids, Crawford, Creighton, Diller-Odell High School, Elkhorn Valley, Hastings, Hayes Center, Hyannis, Logan View, Loup City, Merdian-Daykin, Mullen, Norfolk, Norris,{{cite web|url=http://www.norris160.org/news/wind-turbine-makes-its-west-campus-debut|title=Wind turbine makes its west campus debut|work=norris160.org|access-date=14 June 2015}} Oshkosh, Papillion-LaVista South High School, Pleasanton, Superior, West Holt and Southeast Community College,{{cite web|url=http://wind-for-schools.caesenergy.org/wind-for-schools/Nebraska_Schools.html|title=Nebraska Schools|work=caesenergy.org|access-date=14 June 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://apps2.eere.energy.gov/wind/windexchange/filter_detail.asp?itemid=2851|title=WINDExchange: Nebraska Wind for Schools Project Surpasses Original Goal: A Wind Powering America Success Story|work=energy.gov|access-date=14 June 2015}}

Utility installations

Nebraska's first utility-scale wind project with two 750 kW Zond wind turbines came on-line in 1998 west of Springview and operated until 2007.{{cite news | title = Nebraska Wind Farms | publisher = Kansas Energy Information | year = 2013 | url = http://www.kansasenergy.org/NE_wind_projects_case.htm | access-date = 7 June 2015}}

class="wikitable sortable"	Site	Location	Coordinates	Commissioned	Size (MW)	Turbines: number, type and model	Notes
OPPD/Valmont Industries	Douglas, Otoe County	{{Coord\|40.593056
96.387222\|region:US_type:edu\|display=inline}}	2001	0.7	2 Vestas V47	Valmont prototype{{cite web\|url=http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2001/12/valmont-demonstrates-innovative-wind-energy-structure.html\|title=Valmont demonstrates innovative wind energy structure\|work=power-eng.com\|access-date=15 June 2015}} Omaha Public Power District
Kimball Wind Project	near Kimball, Kimball County		2002	30		MEAN{{cite web\|url=http://www.nmppenergy.org/KimballWindProject/map\|title=NMPP Energy™ - Kimball Wind Project Map of Participants\|work=nmppenergy.org\|access-date=15 June 2015}}
Ainsworth Wind Energy	near Ainsworth, Brown		2005	59.4	Vestas V82	Renewable Energy Systems{{cite web\|url=http://www.res-americas.com/en/portfolio/wind/constructed/ainsworth-wind-farm\|title=RES Americas\|author=Administrator\|work=res-americas.com\|access-date=15 June 2015}}
Elkhorn Ridge Wind Farm	Knox		2009	81.0	Vestas V90-3.0
Flat Water Wind Farm	near Humboldt, Richardson		2010	60.0	GE 1.5	Renewable Energy Systems{{cite web\|url=http://www.res-americas.com/en/portfolio/wind/constructed/flat-water-wind-farm\|title=RES Americas\|author=Administrator\|work=res-americas.com\|access-date=15 June 2015}}
Laredo Ridge Wind Farm	Petersburg, Boone		2010	80.0	GE 1.5 xle
Springview II	near Springview, Keya Paha		2011	3.0	Vensys 77	direct-drive turbine
TPE Petersburg Wind Farm	near Petersburg, Boone		2011	40.5	GE1.5 xle-ess
Broken Bow Wind Farm 1	Broken Bow, Custer	{{Coord\|41.400029
99.573412\|region:US_type:edu\|display=inline}}	2012	80.0	GE 1.5sle
Broken Bow Wind Farm 2	Broken Bow, Custer		2012	80.0	50 GE Energy 1.5sle	Sempra & Con Ed{{cite web\|url=http://www.semprausgp.com/energy-solutions/wind-broken-bow2.html\|title=Broken Bow II - Energy Solutions - Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, LLC\|work=semprausgp.com\|access-date=14 June 2015}}
Crofton Bluffs Wind Farm	Crofton, Knox		2012	42.0	Vestas V90	{{cite web\|url=http://www.thewindpower.net/windfarm_en_19314_crofton-bluffs.php\|title=Crofton Bluffs wind farm\|work=thewindpower.net\|access-date=14 June 2015}}
Steele Flats Wind Farm	Steele City and Odell Jefferson & Gage		2014	75.0
Prairie Breeze Wind Farm	Antelope Boone, & Madison		2014	200.6		Invenergy{{cite web\|url=http://www.invenergyllc.com/ProjectsbyCountry/UnitedStates/PrairieBreeze.aspx\|title=Invenergy LLC > Projects by Country > United States > Prairie Breeze\|work=invenergyllc.com\|access-date=14 June 2015}}
Prairie Breeze II, III	Antelope and Boone Counties		2015	109.2		Invenergy
Grande Prairie Wind Farm	O'Neill, Holt	{{Coord\|42.608056
98.428333\|region:US_type:edu\|display=inline}}	2016	400	200 Vestas V110-2.0	BHE Renewables[http://www.mortenson.com/company/news-and-insights/2015/grande-prairie-construction-begins Mortensen Construction][http://www.neo.ne.gov/statshtml/89.htm Nebraska's Wind Energy]
Cottonwood Wind	Webster	{{Coord\|40.240168
98.405956\|region:US_type:edu\|display=inline}}	2017	90	Siemans VS 2.3	{{cite web \|url=http://www.hastingstribune.com/news/wind-turbines-going-up-in-webster-county/article_28f6fd8e-ad4a-11e7-8cd0-1f82560afb1c.html\|title=Wind Turbines Going Up in Webster County \|work=Hastings Tribune\|access-date=31 January 2018 }}AWEA Fourth Quarter 2017 Market Report Public Version
Kimball Wind Farm	Kimball		2018	30	GE	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nmppenergy.org/mean/news/detail/114-kimball-wind-facility-goes-online\|title=Kimball Wind Facility Goes Online\|date=August 2, 2018\|website=NMPP Energy\|access-date=2020-02-05}}{{Cite web\|url=https://kneb.com/regional-news/larger-kimball-wind-project-to-replace-existing-one/\|title=Larger Kimball wind project to replace existing one\|last=Mooney\|first=Kevin\|date=March 6, 2017\|website=KNEB\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-02-05}}{{Cite web\|url=https://nawindpower.com/ge-powered-kimball-wind-project-begins-operations-in-nebraska\|title=GE-Powered Kimball Wind Project Begins Operations In Nebraska\|last=Lillian\|first=Betsy\|date=2018-07-31\|website=North American Windpower\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-02-05}}
Upstream			2018	202	GE	AWEA Fourth Quarter 2018 Market Report Public Version
Rattlesnake Creek	Dixon		2018	318	Nordex
Seward Wind Project \|Seward , \|{{Coord\|40.895297
97.195383\|region:US_type:edu\|display=inline}} \|2018 \|1.7 \|GE 1.7 MW \|Bluestem Energy Solutions [http://www.bluestemenergysolutions.com/ Bluestem Energy Solutions]

Statistics

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bar:1999 from:start till:2.8 text:2.8

bar:2000 from:start till:2.8 text:2.8

bar:2001 from:start till:2.8 text:2.8

bar:2002 from:start till:14 text:14

bar:2003 from:start till:14 text:14

bar:2004 from:start till:14 text:14

bar:2005 from:start till:73.4 text:73.4

bar:2006 from:start till:73.4 text:73.4

bar:2007 from:start till:71.9 text:71.9

bar:2008 from:start till:116.9 text:116.9

bar:2009 from:start till:152.9 text:152.9

bar:2010 from:start till:212.9 text:212.9

bar:2011 from:start till:337 text:337

bar:2012 from:start till:459 text:459

bar:2013 from:start till:534 text:534

bar:2014 from:start till:812 text:812

bar:2015 from:start till:890 text:890

bar:2016 from:start till:1328 text:1,328

bar:2017 from:start till:1426 text:1,426

bar:2018 from:start till:1972 text:1,972

bar:2019 from:start till:2142 text:2,142

bar:2020 from:start till:2531 text:2,531

Megawatts of Wind Capacity[https://windexchange.energy.gov/maps-data/321 WINDExchange: U.S. Installed and Potential Wind Power Capacity and Generation]

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bar:2004 from:start till:36 text:36

bar:2005 from:start till:98 text:98

bar:2006 from:start till:260 text:260

bar:2007 from:start till:217 text:217

bar:2008 from:start till:214 text:214

bar:2009 from:start till:382 text:382

bar:2010 from:start till:421 text:421

bar:2011 from:start till:1050 text:1,050

bar:2012 from:start till:1283 text:1,283

bar:2013 from:start till:1800 text:1,800

bar:2014 from:start till:2738 text:2,738

bar:2015 from:start till:3179 text:3,179

bar:2016 from:start till:3800 text:3,800

bar:2017 from:start till:5085 text:5,085

bar:2018 from:start till:5549 text:5,549

bar:2019 from:start till:7211 text:7,211

bar:2020 from:start till:9115 text:9,115

bar:2021 from:start till:9719 text:9,719

bar:2022 from:start till:12545 text:12,545

Million kilowatt-hours of electricity{{cite web

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|publisher=U.S. Department of Energy

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style="background:#cfb;"\| Year ! style="background:#cfb;"\| Total ! style="background:#cfb;"\| Jan ! style="background:#cfb;"\| Feb ! style="background:#cfb;"\| Mar ! style="background:#cfb;"\| Apr ! style="background:#cfb;"\| May ! style="background:#cfb;"\| Jun ! style="background:#cfb;"\| Jul ! style="background:#cfb;"\| Aug ! style="background:#cfb;"\| Sep ! style="background:#cfb;"\| Oct ! style="background:#cfb;"\| Nov ! style="background:#cfb;"\| Dec
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align=right \| 2002	11	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
align=right \| 2003	40	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4
align=right \| 2004	36	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
align=right \| 2005	98	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	23	27	26
align=right \| 2006	260	28	21	23	25	22	16	19	18	18	22	23	25
align=right \| 2007	217	31	15	22	18	17	17	15	12	14	18	20	18
align=right \| 2008	214	22	18	18	23	18	12	14	14	13	14	20	28
align=right \| 2009	382	24	17	39	43	39	19	21	31	36	39	41	33
align=right \| 2010	421	36	28	41	42	39	24	28	30	30	36	38	49
align=right \| 2011	1,050	60	96	90	101	102	85	63	52	59	96	124	122
align=right \| 2012	1,283	132	105	115	104	104	102	82	84	80	113	120	142
align=right \| 2013	1,800	152	143	159	157	156	117	101	107	150	169	210	179
align=right \| 2014	2,738	225	169	211	223	225	200	184	126	226	281	375	293
align=right \| 2015	3,179	329	283	284	282	261	187	169	215	271	269	316	313
align=right \| 2016	3,800	310	308	344	387	263	260	215	209	294	336	336	538
align=right \| 2017	5,085	434	466	491	464	433	374	285	241	396	511	460	530
align=right \| 2018	5,549	562	461	523	487	391	468	305	355	466	464	461	606
align=right \| 2019	7,211	524	490	668	686	575	480	488	411	645	769	749	726
align=right \| 2020	9,115	724	763	737	713	617	791	623	740	805	826	887	889
align=right \| 2021	9,719	759	595	946	962	817	618	564	718	772	857	998	1,113
align=right \| 2022	12,545	1,090	1,077	1,293	1,264	943	846	727	738	883	1,045	1,397	1,242
align=right \| 2023	3,538	1,053	1,263	1,222
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Wind power in Nebraska

Wind for Schools

Utility installations

Statistics

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