List of power stations in Nebraska explained

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Nebraska, sorted by type and name. In 2022, Nebraska had a total summer capacity of 10,800 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 40,692 GWh.^[1] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 44.6% coal, 29.7% wind, 17.2% nuclear, 5.8% natural gas, 2.1% hydroelectric, 0.2% biomass, 0.2% solar, and 0.1% petroleum. Distributed small-scale solar, including customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered 49 GWh to the state's electricity grid in 2023.

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.^[2]

Nuclear power stations

Plant	Operator	County	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Generation Type	Year opened	Year closed	Ref
Cooper Nuclear Station	NPPD	Nemaha	40.3628°N -95.6408°W	770		1974	Currently operating	^[3]
Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station	OPPD	Washington	40.3628°N -95.6408°W	480		1973	2016	^[4]
Hallam Nuclear Power Facility	Atomics International	Lancaster	40.3628°N -95.6408°W	75		1963	1964	^[5]

Fossil-fuel power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.

Coal

Plant	Operator	County	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Year Opened	Ref
ADM Columbus	ADM	Platte	41.4164°N -97.2863°W	61	2010	^[6]
ADM Lincoln	ADM	Lancaster	40.8665°N -96.6145°W	7.9	1988	^[7]
	NPPD	Lincoln	41.0808°N -101.1408°W	1362.6	1979 (Unit 1- 681.3MW) 1982 (Unit 2- 681.3MW)	^[8] ^[9]
	City of Fremont	Dodge	41.4281°N -96.4623°W	128.5	1957 (Unit 1- 15.5MW) 1963 (Unit 2- 21.0MW) 1976 (Unit 3- 82.0MW)	^[10]
Nebraska City Power Station	OPPD	Otoe	40.6214°N -95.7764°W	1345.3	1979 (Unit 1- 654.3MW) 2009 (Unit 2- 691.0MW)	^[11] ^[12]
North Omaha Power Station	OPPD	Douglas	41.3291°N -95.9447°W	336.3	1954 (Unit 1- 64.8MW) 1957 (Unit 2- 90.8MW) 1959 (Unit 3- 86.0MW) 1963 (Unit 4- 120.1MW) 1968 (Unit 5- 216.2MW)	^[13]
	City of Grand Island	Hall	40.8548°N -98.3482°W	100	1982	^[14]
Sheldon Power Station		Lancaster	40.5589°N -96.7847°W	219	1961 (Unit 1- 104.0MW) 1965 (Unit 2- 115.0MW)	^[15]
Western Sugar Cooperative Scottsbluff	Western Sugar Cooperative	Scotts Bluff	41.8589°N -103.6344°W	5.0	1987	^[16]
Whelan Energy Center		Adams	40.5809°N -98.3124°W	309	1981 (Unit 1- 77.0MW) 2011 (Unit 2- 232.0MW)	^[17]

Natural gas

Name	Operator	County	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Generation Type	Year Opened	Ref
Auburn	Auburn Power Board	Nemaha	40.3883°N -95.8464°W	17.5	Reciprocating Engine (x6)	1949-1993
		Gage	40.3312°N -96.8082°W	220		2005
Broken Bow		Custer	41.4031°N -99.6392°W	7.2	Reciprocating Engine (x4)	1974
		Hall	40.9228°N -98.3269°W	81.6	Simple Cycle (x3)	1968/2003
		Gosper	40.6942°N -99.7011°W	99.3		1958
Cass County		Cass	40.9479°N -95.964°W	322.8	Simple Cycle (x2)	2003
Don Henry		Adams	40.5832°N -98.4201°W	18.0	Simple Cycle	1972
Falls City	Falls City Utility Department	Richardson	40.055°N -95.6083°W	26.7	Reciprocating Engine (x7)	1946-2018
J Street		Lancaster	40.8079°N -96.7107°W	29.0	Simple Cycle	1972
Lon Wright (Derril Marshall Generating Station)		Dodge	41.4281°N -96.4668°W	38.0	Simple Cycle	2003
Nebraska City #1		Otoe	40.6806°N -95.8475°W	21.6	Reciprocating Engine (x6)	1955-1979
Nebraska City #2		Otoe	40.6661°N -95.8683°W	7.6	Reciprocating Engine (x2)	1998
North Denver		Adams	40.5988°N -98.3886°W	41.0	Steam Turbine (x2)	1957/1967
North Omaha		Douglas	41.3291°N -95.9447°W	241.6	Steam Turbine (x3)	1954-1959
Rokeby		Lancaster	40.7316°N -96.7364°W	255.1	Simple Cycle (x3)	1975/1997/2001
Sarpy County		Sarpy	41.1706°N -95.9706°W	314.9	Simple Cycle (x5)	1972/1996/2000
Terry Bundy Generating Station		Lancaster	40.9097°N -96.6131°W	121.9	3x1 Combined Cycle Simple Cycle	2004 (77.4MW) 2003 (45.5MW)
Wahoo		Saunders	41.2118°N -96.6116°W	13.2	Reciprocating Engine (x5)	1947-1973

Petroleum

Plant	Operator	County	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Generation Type	Year Opened	Ref
Hebron		Thayer	40.1879°N -97.5779°W	41.5		1973
Jones Street		Douglas	41.2515°N -95.9227°W	122.6	Simple Cycle (x2)	1973
Kimball Municipal Power Plant		Kimball	41.2382°N -103.6667°W	7.6	Reciprocating Engine (x6)	1944-1974	^[18]
McCook		Red Willow	40.2214°N -100.6508°W	42.7	Simple Cycle	1973
Ord		Valley	41.6042°N -98.9261°W	10.8	Reciprocating Engine (x5)	1963-1997
Tecumseh		Johnson	40.3664°N -96.19°W	6.6	Reciprocating Engine (x5)	1944-1974
Wayne		Wayne	42.2278°N -97.0183°W	20.2	Reciprocating Engine (x8)	1947-1998

Renewable power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.

Biomass

Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Fuel Type	Generation Type	Year Opened	Ref
Elk City Station	Douglas County	41.3839°N -96.2544°W	6.4		Reciprocating Engine (x8)	2002/2006
Missouri River WWTP	Douglas County	41.2033°N -95.9292°W	3.0		Reciprocating Engine (x3)	1985/2001
Papillion Creek WWTP	Sarpy County	41.0772°N -95.87°W	1.5	Biogas	Reciprocating Engine (x3)	1987
Terry Bundy GS	Lancaster County	40.9097°N -96.6131°W	4.8	Landfill gas	Reciprocating Engine (x3)	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.

Plant	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Number of Turbines	Year Opened	Ref
Columbus	Platte County	41.4639°N -97.3283°W	45.0	3	1936
	Cedar County	42.8488°N -97.4815°W	102.0	3	1956
Jeffrey	Lincoln County	40.9594°N -100.3979°W	21.0	2	1941
Johnson 1	Gosper County	40.6936°N -99.8178°W	20.0	2	1941
Johnson 2	Gosper County	40.6839°N -99.7447°W	22.5	1	1941
	Buffalo County	40.7035°N -99.1008°W	1.0	1	1921
	Keith County	41.2114°N -101.6681°W	41.0	1	1984
Monroe	Platte County	41.4872°N -97.6078°W	3.0	3	1936
North Platte	Lincoln County	41.0864°N -100.7594°W	24.0	2	1935
	Greeley County	41.6814°N -98.3676°W	0.2	2	1919/1956

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.^{[19] [20]}

Solar

See also: Solar power in Nebraska.

Project Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MWAC)	Year Opened	Ref
Platteview Solar	Saunders County	41.1908°N -96.3787°W	81	2024	^[21]
City of Lexington	Dawson County	40.757°N -99.734°W	3.6	2017
Fort Calhoun	Washington County	41.5205°N -96.0775°W	5.0	2019
Hastings	Adams County	40.602°N -98.437°W	1.5	2019
Holdrege	Lancaster County	40.8247°N -96.8203°W	4.0	2016
Kearney	Buffalo County	40.7217°N -99.0412°W	5.8	2017
Lon Wright	Dodge County	41.4281°N -96.4623°W	2.3	2018
South Sioux City	Dakota County	42.4585°N -96.4397°W	2.3	2016

Wind

See also: Wind power in Nebraska.

Additional data reported by the United States Wind Turbine Database^[22]

Project Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Number of Turbines	Year Opened	Ref
Ainsworth Wind	Brown County	42.4489°N -99.8917°W	59.4	43	2005
Broken Bow Wind	Custer County	41.4547°N -99.5681°W	152.9	50	2012/2014
Cottonwood Wind	Webster County	40.2402°N -98.406°W	89.7	40	2017
Crofton Bluffs Wind	Knox County	42.6983°N -97.58°W	40.0	22	2012
Elkhorn Ridge Wind	Knox County	42.6978°N -97.6189°W	81.0	27	2009
Flat Water Wind	Richardson County	40.0011°N -95.9289°W	60.0	40	2010
	Holt County	42.6081°N -98.4283°W	400.0	200	2016
Kimball Wind	Kimball County	41.2736°N -103.6983°W	30.0	12	2018
Laredo Ridge Wind	Boone County	41.8803°N -98.0239°W	79.9	54	2011
Lon Wright Wind	Dodge County	41.4281°N -96.4623°W	40.9	19	2017
Prairie Breeze Wind	Antelope County	41.9517°N -98.0767°W	215.7	179	2014/2015/2016
Rattlesnake Creek Wind	Dixon County	42.374°N -96.829°W	318.1	101	2019
Sholes Wind	Wayne County	42.3119°N -97.3647°W	160.0	71	2019
Steele Flats Wind	Jefferson County	40.0489°N -96.9622°W	74.8	44	2013
TPW Petersburg Wind	Boone County	41.8646°N -97.9612°W	40.5	27	2011
Upstream Wind	Antelope County	42.1843°N -97.965°W	202.5	81	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.

Project Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Voltage (kV)	Year Opened	Ref
David A. Hamil Converter Station	Scotts Bluff County	41.8208°N -103.9422°W	100	50	1977	^[23]
	Cheyenne County	41.1642°N -102.9875°W	200	50	1988	^[24]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nebraska Electricity Profile . U.S. Energy Information Administration . 2023-03-30.
2. Web site: Nebraska Electricity Profile Analysis . U.S. EIA . 2021-03-11.
3. Web site: Cooper Nuclear Station . Entergy . 2021-03-12.
4. Web site: Fort Calhoun Station. Omaha Public Power District. 28 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720115248/http://www.oppd.com/AboutUs/22_002696. 20 July 2011.
5. Web site: IAEA - Reactor Details - Hallam. 2013-04-13. 2013-04-14. IAEA.
6. Web site: Future of ADM dry mill under review . The Columbus Telegram . Jim Osborn . 2016-02-17.
7. Web site: Archer Daniels Midland Lincoln Power Plant . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-03-12.
8. Web site: Coal Generation . Nebraska Public Power District . 2021-03-12.
9. Web site: Gerald Gentleman Station . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-03-12.
10. Web site: Lon Wright Power Plant . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-03-12.
11. Web site: Energy Portfolio . OPPD . 2024-09-09.
12. Web site: Nebraska City Station . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-03-12.
13. Web site: North Omaha Station . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-03-12.
14. Web site: Platte Generating Station . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-03-12.
15. Web site: Sheldon Station . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-03-12.
16. Web site: Scottsbluff, NE Manufacturing Facility . Western Sugar Cooperative . 2021-03-12.
17. Web site: Whelan Energy Center . Global Energy Monitor . 2021-03-12.
18. Web site: City of Kimball Power Plant . 2024-07-20.
19. Web site: Powerhouse modernized Kearney . Sarah Goboney . kearneyhub.com . 2009-12-06.
20. Web site: Historical Nebraska - Buffalo County - Kearney . University of Nebraska - Lincoln . 2021-03-14.
21. Web site: Baker . Jodi . 2024-07-11 . Launching OPPD's first utility-scale solar project - OPPD . 2024-07-12 . The Wire . en-US.
22. Web site: The U.S. Wind Turbine Database . U.S. Geological Survey . 2021-03-07.
23. Web site: Energy Education: DC ties serve critical role in connecting the grid . www.nmppenergy.org . 2018-06-01 . 2021-03-12.
24. Web site: Milestones:Virginia Smith High-Voltage Direct-Current Converter Station, 1988 . Engineering and Technology History Wiki . 2021-03-12.