Directory of Power Plants in Nebraska
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whelan Energy Center | City of Hastings - (NE) | Hastings, NE | (SWPP) | 1.3 TWh | Jun 1981 | Jun 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
| Sheldon | Nebraska Public Power District | Hallam, NE | (SWPP) | 739.7 GWh | Dec 1960 | Jun 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
| North Omaha | Omaha Public Power District | Omaha, NE | (SWPP) | 1.5 TWh | Jun 1954 | Jun 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 85.2% Natural Gas : 14.8% |
| Gerald Gentleman | Nebraska Public Power District | Sutherland, NE | (SWPP) | 7.6 TWh | Mar 1979 | Jun 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.5% |
| Nebraska City | Omaha Public Power District | Nebraska City, NE | (SWPP) | 6.3 TWh | Mar 1979 | Jun 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.5% |
| Terry Bundy Generating Station | Lincoln Electric System | Lincoln, NE | (SWPP) | 112.6 GWh | Jul 2003 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas : 77.3% Landfill Gas : 20.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.3% |
| Cooper Nuclear Station | Nebraska Public Power District | Brownville, NE | (SWPP) | 7.5 TWh | Feb 1974 | Jun 2024 | Nuclear |
| Papillion Creek Wastewater | City of Omaha | Bellevue, NE | (SWPP) | 7.3 GWh | Apr 1987 | Jun 2024 | Other Biomass Gas : 62.4% Natural Gas : 37.6% |
| Missouri River Wastewater Treatment | City of Omaha | Omaha, NE | (SWPP) | 13.7 GWh | Mar 1985 | Jun 2024 | Other Biomass Gas : 86.2% Natural Gas : 13.8% |
| Archer Daniels Midland Columbus | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Columbus, NE | (SWPP) | 328.6 GWh | Apr 2010 | Jun 2024 | Subbituminous Coal |
| Western Sugar Coop - Scottsbluff | Western Sugar Cooperative | Scottsbluff, NE | (SWPP) | 13.0 GWh | Aug 1987 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Steele Flats Wind Project LLC | Steele Flats Wind Project LLC | Diller, NE | (SWPP) | 261.0 GWh | Sep 2013 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
| Grande Prairie Wind Farm | BHE Renewables, LLC | O'Neill, NE | (SWPP) | 1.1 TWh | Nov 2016 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
| Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project | Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project, LLC | Dixon, NE | (SWPP) | 917.0 GWh | Dec 2018 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
| Holdrege Solar Center | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | Lincoln, NE | (SWPP) | 7.3 GWh | May 2016 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Cottonwood Wind Energy Center | Cottonwood Wind Project | Blue Hill, NE | (SWPP) | 433.7 GWh | Oct 2017 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
| Upstream Wind Energy LLC | Invenergy Services LLC | Neligh, NE | (SWPP) | 833.7 GWh | Nov 2018 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
| Sholes Wind Energy Center | Sholes Wind Energy Center, LLC | Randolph, NE | (SWPP) | 745.5 GWh | Oct 2019 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
| Plum Creek Wind Project (NE) | Plum Creek Wind, LLC | Winside, NE | (SWPP) | 866.1 GWh | May 2020 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
| Thunderhead Wind Energy LLC | Invenergy Services LLC | Boone, NE | (SWPP) | 1.2 TWh | Oct 2022 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
| Haystack Wind Project, LLC | Haystack Wind Project, LLC | Carroll, NE | (SWPP) | 896.5 GWh | Feb 2022 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
| Little Blue Wind Project, LLC | Little Blue Wind Project, LLC | Blue Hill, NE | (SWPP) | 998.1 GWh | Nov 2021 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
| Milligan 1 Wind Farm | Milligan 1 Wind, LLC | Western, NE | (SWPP) | 1.1 TWh | Nov 2020 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
| Platteview Solar LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Ashland, NE | (SWPP) | 37.1 GWh | - | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Ansley | City of Ansley - (NE) | Ansley, NE | (SWPP) | 15.3 MWh | May 1969 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 90.6% Natural Gas : 9.4% |
| Auburn | Auburn Board of Public Works | Auburn, NE | (SWPP) | 158.9 MWh | May 1949 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 71.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 28.6% |
| Broken Bow | City of Broken Bow - (NE) | Broken Bow, NE | (SWPP) | 86.9 MWh | Nov 1936 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 95.3% Natural Gas : 4.7% |
| Burwell | City of Burwell - (NE) | Burwell, NE | (SWPP) | 37.9 MWh | Feb 1955 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Cambridge | City of Cambridge - (NE) | Cambridge, NE | (SWPP) | 16.1 MWh | May 2005 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Canaday | Nebraska Public Power District | Lexington, NE | (SWPP) | 23.5 GWh | Dec 1957 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Johnson 1 | Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist | Elwood, NE | (SWPP) | 55.3 GWh | Mar 1941 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Chappell | City of Chappell - (NE) | Chappell, NE | (SWPP) | 77.0 MWh | Dec 1939 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Curtis | City of Curtis - (NE) | Curtis, NE | (SWPP) | 18.9 MWh | Dec 1954 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 74.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 25.8% |
| David City | City of David City | David City, NE | (SWPP) | 10.9 MWh | Dec 1948 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 87.4% Natural Gas : 12.6% |
| Emerson | City of Emerson - (NE) | Emerson, NE | (SWPP) | 7.7 MWh | Dec 1946 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 50.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 49.6% |
| Falls City | City of Falls City - (NE) | Falls City, NE | (SWPP) | 170.9 MWh | Jul 1930 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 63.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 36.7% |
| Franklin (NE) | City of Franklin - (NE) | Franklin, NE | (SWPP) | 33.5 MWh | Dec 1954 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 88.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 12.0% |
| C W Burdick | City of Grand Island - (NE) | Grand Island, NE | (SWPP) | 5.6 GWh | Sep 1957 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 62.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 37.7% |
| Don Henry | City of Hastings - (NE) | Hastings, NE | (SWPP) | 1.2 GWh | May 1972 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Kimball | City of Kimball - (NE) | Kimball, NE | (SWPP) | 76.8 MWh | Dec 1943 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Laurel | City of Laurel - (NE) | Laurel, NE | (SWPP) | 9.0 MWh | Dec 1955 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 69.1% Natural Gas : 30.9% |
| Columbus | Loup River Public Power Dist | Columbus, NE | (SWPP) | 130.8 GWh | Dec 1935 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Hallam | Nebraska Public Power District | Hallam, NE | (SWPP) | 2.6 GWh | May 1973 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 96.2% Natural Gas : 3.8% |
| Hebron | Nebraska Public Power District | Hebron, NE | (SWPP) | 5.3 GWh | May 1973 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Monroe (NE) | Loup River Public Power Dist | Monroe, NE | (SWPP) | 28.4 GWh | Dec 1935 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| North Platte | Nebraska Public Power District | North Platte, NE | (SWPP) | 52.3 GWh | Dec 1934 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Jones Street | Omaha Public Power District | Omaha, NE | (SWPP) | 12.1 GWh | May 1973 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Sarpy County | Omaha Public Power District | Bellevue, NE | (SWPP) | 173.4 GWh | May 1972 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 95.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 4.4% |
| Ord | City of Ord - (NE) | Ord, NE | (SWPP) | 68.3 MWh | Dec 1962 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 97.7% Natural Gas : 2.3% |
| Oxford (NE) | Village of Oxford - (NE) | Oxford, NE | (SWPP) | 31.9 MWh | Jul 1953 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 79.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 20.8% |
| Pender | City of Pender - (NE) | Pender, NE | (SWPP) | 51.6 MWh | Dec 1952 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 99.5% |
| Red Cloud | City of Red Cloud - (NE) | Red Cloud, NE | (SWPP) | 42.6 MWh | Dec 1949 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Sargent | City of Sargent - (NE) | Sargent, NE | (SWPP) | 3.4 MWh | Dec 1953 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Spalding | Village of Spalding - (NE) | Spalding, NE | (SWPP) | 9.0 MWh | Jun 1919 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 77.8% Water : 22.2% |
| Stuart (NE) | City of Stuart - (NE) | Stuart, NE | (SWPP) | 7.9 MWh | Dec 1951 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 57.2% Natural Gas : 42.8% |
| Wahoo | City of Wahoo - (NE) | Wahoo, NE | (SWPP) | 59.2 MWh | Jul 1936 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 80.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 19.2% |
| Wakefield | City of Wakefield - (NE) | Wakefield, NE | (SWPP) | 15.0 MWh | Dec 1914 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Wayne IC | City of Wayne | Wayne, NE | (SWPP) | 108.1 MWh | Dec 1946 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| West Point Municipal | City of West Point - (NE) | West Point, NE | (SWPP) | 143.7 MWh | Apr 1947 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 80.1% Natural Gas : 19.9% |
| Wilber | City of Wilber | Wilber, NE | (SWPP) | 34.0 MWh | Dec 1959 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Wisner | City of Wisner | Wisner, NE | (SWPP) | 61.3 MWh | Apr 1969 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Mobile | Nebraska Public Power District | York, NE | (SWPP) | 60.9 MWh | Dec 1979 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Rokeby | Lincoln Electric System | Lincoln, NE | (SWPP) | 81.8 GWh | Jun 1975 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 97.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.4% |
| Gavins Point | USACE-Omaha | Crofton, NE | (SWPP) | 769.6 GWh | Aug 1956 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Madison Utilities | City of Madison - (NE) | Madison, NE | (SWPP) | 28.1 MWh | Mar 1953 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 99.7% |
| City Light & Water | City of Blue Hill - (NE) | Blue Hill, NE | (SWPP) | 8.0 MWh | Dec 1986 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Springview | Bluestem LLC | Springview, NE | (SWPP) | 8.0 GWh | May 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Elk City Station | Omaha Public Power District | Bennington, NE | (SWPP) | 52.5 GWh | Mar 2002 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Beatrice | Nebraska Public Power District | Beatrice, NE | (SWPP) | 591.2 GWh | Dec 2004 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Archer Daniels Midland Lincoln | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Lincoln, NE | (SWPP) | 11.6 GWh | Jun 1988 | Dec 2023 | Subbituminous Coal |
| Cass County | Omaha Public Power District | Plattsmouth, NE | (SWPP) | 227.5 GWh | Apr 2003 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Kimball Wind | Kimball Wind, LLC | Kimball, NE | (WACM) | 127.4 GWh | Sep 2002 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Ainsworth Wind | Nebraska Public Power District | Ainsworth, NE | (SWPP) | 92.6 GWh | Sep 2005 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Elkhorn Ridge Wind LLC | Elkhorn Ridge Wind, LLC | Bloomfield, NE | (SWPP) | 174.4 GWh | Feb 2009 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Laredo Ridge Wind LLC | Laredo Ridge Wind LLC | Petersburg, NE | (SWPP) | 263.0 GWh | Jan 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Crofton Bluffs Wind LLC | Crofton Bluffs Wind, LLC | Bloomfield, NE | (SWPP) | 133.9 GWh | Oct 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Broken Bow Wind LLC | Broken Bow Wind LLC | Broken Bow, NE | (SWPP) | 253.7 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| TPW Petersburg | TPW Petersburg LLC | Petersburg, NE | (SWPP) | 167.0 GWh | Oct 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Prairie Breeze | SunEdison LLC | Elgin, NE | (SWPP) | 847.2 GWh | Apr 2014 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Broken Bow Wind II, LLC | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Broken Bow, NE | (SWPP) | 297.7 GWh | Sep 2014 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Valentine Wind, LLC | Valentine Wind, LLC | Valentine, NE | (SWPP) | 5.1 GWh | Aug 2014 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Prairie Breeze III | Invenergy Services LLC | Elgin, NE | (SWPP) | 144.2 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| South Sioux City Solar | Tesla Inc. | Dakota, NE | (SWPP) | 4.2 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| CCC Hastings Wind Turbine | CCC Hastings Renewable Energy, LLC | Hastings, NE | (SWPP) | 7.6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Creston Ridge Wind Farm | Creston Ridge, LLC | Creston, NE | (SWPP) | 28.8 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Seward Wind Farm | Seward Wind LLC | Seward, NE | (SWPP) | 7.7 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| City of Lexington | IGS ORIX Solar I, LLC | Lexington, NE | (SWPP) | 6.8 GWh | Apr 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Creston Ridge II, LLC | Creston Ridge II, LLC | Creston, NE | (SWPP) | 27.7 GWh | May 2017 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Perennial Windfarm | Perennial Wind, LLC | Fairmont, NE | (SWPP) | 36.2 GWh | Jun 2018 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Kearney NPPD Solar Project | SoCore Energy LLC | Kearney, NE | (SWPP) | 11.9 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Polk County Renewables, LLC | Polk County Renewables, LLC | Osceola, NE | (SWPP) | 9.0 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Hastings Community Solar Farm | City of Hastings - (NE) | Hastings, NE | (SWPP) | 3.6 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cuming County Renewables, LLC | Cuming County Renewables. LLC | Wisner, NE | (SWPP) | 10.8 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Fort Calhoun Community Solar | DG Southwest Solar Portfolio 2019, LLC | Fort Calhoun, NE | (SWPP) | 10.2 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Western Meadowlark Solar SCS NE 1, LLC | Sol Systems | Scottsbluff, NE | (SWPP) | 5.2 GWh | Jan 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Scribner Diesel Generation Facility | City of Scribner | Scribner, NE | (SWPP) | 36.9 MWh | Aug 2020 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 70.6% Other Biomass Liquids : 29.4% |
| Airport 009239 SCS Lexington, LLC | Sol Systems | Lexington, NE | (SWPP) | 2.2 GWh | Apr 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Monroe 009452 SCS Cozad, LLC | Sol Systems | Cozad, NE | (SWPP) | 4.7 GWh | Jun 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| SPPW1, LLC | SPPW1, LLC | Upland, NE | (SWPP) | 25.1 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| McCook | Nebraska Public Power District | McCook, NE | (SWPP) | 2.1 GWh | May 1973 | Nov 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Browse Power Plants By Nebraska Counties
Figures are based on December 2022 generation numbers.| County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2022 Generation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne County, NE | # 55 | 1 | 3.0 MWh |
| Greeley County, NE | # 54 | 1 | 9.0 MWh |
| Butler County, NE | # 53 | 1 | 10.9 MWh |
| Frontier County, NE | # 52 | 1 | 18.9 MWh |
| Garfield County, NE | # 51 | 1 | 37.9 MWh |
| Furnas County, NE | # 50 | 3 | 48.0 MWh |
| Thurston County, NE | # 49 | 1 | 51.6 MWh |
| York County, NE | # 48 | 1 | 60.9 MWh |
| Valley County, NE | # 47 | 1 | 68.3 MWh |
| Deuel County, NE | # 46 | 1 | 77.0 MWh |
| Burt County, NE | # 45 | 3 | 1.6 GWh |
| Red Willow County, NE | # 44 | 1 | 2.1 GWh |
| Dakota County, NE | # 43 | 2 | 4.2 GWh |
| Madison County, NE | # 42 | 4 | 4.9 GWh |
| Cherry County, NE | # 41 | 1 | 5.1 GWh |
| Thayer County, NE | # 40 | 3 | 5.3 GWh |
| Seward County, NE | # 39 | 1 | 7.7 GWh |
| Keya Paha County, NE | # 38 | 1 | 8.0 GWh |
| Polk County, NE | # 37 | 1 | 9.0 GWh |
| Washington County, NE | # 36 | 3 | 10.2 GWh |
| Cuming County, NE | # 35 | 3 | 11.0 GWh |
| Buffalo County, NE | # 34 | 2 | 12.4 GWh |
| Dawson County, NE | # 33 | 3 | 13.8 GWh |
| Scotts Bluff County, NE | # 32 | 2 | 18.2 GWh |
| Franklin County, NE | # 31 | 3 | 25.2 GWh |
| Fillmore County, NE | # 30 | 1 | 36.2 GWh |
| Saunders County, NE | # 29 | 2 | 37.2 GWh |
| Keith County, NE | # 28 | 1 | 57.1 GWh |
| County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2022 Generation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County, NE | # 27 | 1 | 92.6 GWh |
| Kimball County, NE | # 26 | 2 | 127.4 GWh |
| Gosper County, NE | # 25 | 3 | 133.7 GWh |
| Sarpy County, NE | # 24 | 3 | 180.6 GWh |
| Cass County, NE | # 23 | 2 | 227.5 GWh |
| Richardson County, NE | # 22 | 2 | 254.7 GWh |
| Jefferson County, NE | # 21 | 2 | 261.0 GWh |
| Knox County, NE | # 20 | 2 | 308.3 GWh |
| Boone County, NE | # 19 | 2 | 430.1 GWh |
| Dodge County, NE | # 18 | 3 | 493.4 GWh |
| Hall County, NE | # 17 | 2 | 493.5 GWh |
| Platte County, NE | # 16 | 5 | 544.2 GWh |
| Custer County, NE | # 15 | 6 | 551.4 GWh |
| Gage County, NE | # 14 | 1 | 591.2 GWh |
| Cedar County, NE | # 13 | 2 | 769.6 GWh |
| Dixon County, NE | # 12 | 3 | 917.0 GWh |
| Lancaster County, NE | # 11 | 8 | 963.3 GWh |
| Holt County, NE | # 10 | 2 | 1.1 TWh |
| Saline County, NE | # 9 | 4 | 1.1 TWh |
| Adams County, NE | # 8 | 5 | 1.3 TWh |
| Webster County, NE | # 7 | 4 | 1.4 TWh |
| Douglas County, NE | # 6 | 6 | 1.5 TWh |
| Wayne County, NE | # 5 | 4 | 2.5 TWh |
| Antelope County, NE | # 4 | 5 | 3.4 TWh |
| Otoe County, NE | # 3 | 4 | 6.3 TWh |
| Nemaha County, NE | # 2 | 2 | 7.5 TWh |
| Lincoln County, NE | # 1 | 4 | 7.7 TWh |