List of power stations in Nebraska
Sources of Nebraska utility-scale electricity generation, full-year 2023:[1]
Coal (44.6%)
Wind (29.7%)
Nuclear (17.2%)
Natural gas (5.8%)
Hydroelectric (2.1%)
Biomass (0.2%)
Solar (0.2%)
Petroleum (0.1%)
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.[2] 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.[1]
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.[3]
Nuclear power stations
[edit]| Plant | Operator | County | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Generation type |
Year opened | Year closed | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Nuclear Station | NPPD | Nemaha | 40°21′46″N 95°38′27″W / 40.3628°N 95.6408°W | 770 | Steam turbine | 1974 | Currently operating | [4] |
| Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station | OPPD | Washington | 40°21′46″N 95°38′27″W / 40.3628°N 95.6408°W | 480 | Steam turbine | 1973 | 2016 | [5] |
| Hallam Nuclear Power Facility | Atomics International | Lancaster | 40°21′46″N 95°38′27″W / 40.3628°N 95.6408°W | 75 | Steam turbine | 1963 | 1964 | [6] |
Fossil-fuel power stations
[edit]Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[7]
Coal
[edit]| Plant | Operator | County | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Year opened |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADM Columbus | ADM | Platte | 41°24′59″N 97°17′11″W / 41.4164°N 97.2863°W | 61 | 2010 | [8] |
| ADM Lincoln | ADM | Lancaster | 40°51′59″N 96°36′52″W / 40.8665°N 96.6145°W | 7.9 | 1988 | [9] |
| Gerald Gentleman Station | NPPD | Lincoln | 41°04′51″N 101°08′27″W / 41.0808°N 101.1408°W | 1362.6 | 1979 (Unit 1 - 681.3MW) 1982 (Unit 2 - 681.3MW) |
[10][11] |
| Lon D. Wright Power Plant | City of Fremont | Dodge | 41°25′41″N 96°27′44″W / 41.4281°N 96.4623°W | 128.5 | 1957 (Unit 1 - 15.5MW) 1963 (Unit 2 - 21.0MW) 1976 (Unit 3 - 82.0MW) |
[12] |
| Nebraska City Power Station | OPPD | Otoe | 40°37′17″N 95°46′35″W / 40.6214°N 95.7764°W | 1345.3 | 1979 (Unit 1 - 654.3MW) 2009 (Unit 2 - 691.0MW) |
|
| North Omaha Power Station | OPPD | Douglas | 41°19′45″N 95°56′41″W / 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) |
[15] |
| Platte Generating Station | City of Grand Island | Hall | 40°51′17″N 98°20′54″W / 40.8548°N 98.3482°W | 100 | 1982 | [16] |
| Sheldon Power Station | NPPD | Lancaster | 40°33′32″N 96°47′05″W / 40.5589°N 96.7847°W | 219 | 1961 (Unit 1 - 104.0MW) 1965 (Unit 2 - 115.0MW) |
[10][17] |
| Western Sugar Cooperative Scottsbluff | Western Sugar Cooperative | Scotts Bluff | 41°51′32″N 103°38′04″W / 41.8589°N 103.6344°W | 5.0 | 1987 | [18] |
| Whelan Energy Center | PPGA | Adams | 40°34′51″N 98°18′45″W / 40.5809°N 98.3124°W | 309 | 1981 (Unit 1 - 77.0MW) 2011 (Unit 2 - 232.0MW) |
[19] |
Natural gas
[edit] |
Petroleum
[edit] |
| Plant | Operator | County | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Generation type | Year opened |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebron | NPPD | Thayer | 40°11′16″N 97°34′40″W / 40.1879°N 97.5779°W | 41.5 | Simple cycle | 1973 | |
| Jones Street | OPPD | Douglas | 41°15′05″N 95°55′22″W / 41.2515°N 95.9227°W | 122.6 | Simple cycle (x2) | 1973 | |
| Kimball Municipal Power Plant | City of Kimball | Kimball | 41°14′18″N 103°40′00″W / 41.2382°N 103.6667°W | 7.6 | Reciprocating engine (x6) | 1944-1974 | [20] |
| McCook | NPPD | Red Willow | 40°13′17″N 100°39′03″W / 40.2214°N 100.6508°W | 42.7 | Simple cycle | 1973 | |
| Ord | Loup Valleys Rural PPD | Valley | 41°36′15″N 98°55′34″W / 41.6042°N 98.9261°W | 10.8 | Reciprocating engine (x5) | 1963-1997 | |
| Tecumseh | City of Tecumseh | Johnson | 40°21′59″N 96°11′24″W / 40.3664°N 96.1900°W | 6.6 | Reciprocating engine (x5) | 1944-1974 | |
| Wayne | City of Wayne | Wayne | 42°13′40″N 97°01′06″W / 42.2278°N 97.0183°W | 20.2 | Reciprocating engine (x8) | 1947-1998 |
Renewable power stations
[edit]Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[7]
Biomass
[edit]| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Fuel type |
Generation type |
Year opened |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk City Station | Douglas County | 41°23′02″N 96°15′16″W / 41.3839°N 96.2544°W | 6.4 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x8) | 2002/2006 | |
| Missouri River WWTP | Douglas County | 41°12′12″N 95°55′45″W / 41.2033°N 95.9292°W | 3.0 | Biogas | Reciprocating engine (x3) | 1985/2001 | |
| Papillion Creek WWTP | Sarpy County | 41°04′38″N 95°52′12″W / 41.0772°N 95.8700°W | 1.5 | Biogas | Reciprocating engine (x3) | 1987 | |
| Terry Bundy GS | Lancaster County | 40°54′35″N 96°36′47″W / 40.9097°N 96.6131°W | 4.8 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x3) | 2014 |
Geothermal
[edit]There were no utility-scale geothermal power facilities in the state of Nebraska in 2019.
Hydroelectric
[edit]
| Plant | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Number of turbines |
Year opened |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | Platte County | 41°27′50″N 97°19′42″W / 41.4639°N 97.3283°W | 45.0 | 3 | 1936 | |
| Gavins Point | Cedar County | 42°50′56″N 97°28′53″W / 42.8488°N 97.4815°W | 102.0 | 3 | 1956 | |
| Jeffrey | Lincoln County | 40°57′34″N 100°23′52″W / 40.9594°N 100.3979°W | 21.0 | 2 | 1941 | |
| Johnson 1 | Gosper County | 40°41′37″N 99°49′04″W / 40.6936°N 99.8178°W | 20.0 | 2 | 1941 | |
| Johnson 2 | Gosper County | 40°41′02″N 99°44′41″W / 40.6839°N 99.7447°W | 22.5 | 1 | 1941 | |
| Kearney[A] | Buffalo County | 40°42′13″N 99°06′03″W / 40.7035°N 99.1008°W | 1.0 | 1 | 1921 | |
| Kingsley | Keith County | 41°12′41″N 101°40′05″W / 41.2114°N 101.6681°W | 41.0 | 1 | 1984 | |
| Monroe | Platte County | 41°29′14″N 97°36′28″W / 41.4872°N 97.6078°W | 3.0 | 3 | 1936 | |
| North Platte | Lincoln County | 41°05′11″N 100°45′34″W / 41.0864°N 100.7594°W | 24.0 | 2 | 1935 | |
| Spalding | Greeley County | 41°40′53″N 98°22′03″W / 41.6814°N 98.3676°W | 0.2 | 2 | 1919/1956 |
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.[21][22]
Solar
[edit] |
| Project name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MWAC) |
Year opened |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Lexington | Dawson County | 40°45′25″N 99°44′02″W / 40.7570°N 99.7340°W | 3.6 | 2017 | |
| Fort Calhoun | Washington County | 41°31′14″N 96°04′39″W / 41.5205°N 96.0775°W | 5.0 | 2019 | |
| Hastings | Adams County | 40°36′07″N 98°26′13″W / 40.6020°N 98.4370°W | 1.5 | 2019 | |
| Holdrege | Lancaster County | 40°49′29″N 96°49′13″W / 40.8247°N 96.8203°W | 4.0 | 2016 | |
| Kearney | Buffalo County | 40°43′18″N 99°02′28″W / 40.7217°N 99.0412°W | 5.8 | 2017 | |
| Lon Wright | Dodge County | 41°25′41″N 96°27′44″W / 41.4281°N 96.4623°W | 2.3 | 2018 | |
| Platteview Solar | Saunders County | 81 | 2024 | [23] | |
| South Sioux City | Dakota County | 42°27′31″N 96°26′23″W / 42.4585°N 96.4397°W | 2.3 | 2016 |
Wind
[edit] |
| Project name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Number of turbines |
Year opened |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsworth Wind | Brown County | 42°26′56″N 99°53′30″W / 42.4489°N 99.8917°W | 59.4 | 43 | 2005 | |
| Broken Bow Wind | Custer County | 41°27′17″N 99°34′05″W / 41.4547°N 99.5681°W | 152.9 | 50 | 2012/2014 | |
| Cottonwood Wind | Webster County | 40°14′25″N 98°24′22″W / 40.2402°N 98.4060°W | 89.7 | 40 | 2017 | |
| Crofton Bluffs Wind | Knox County | 42°41′54″N 97°34′48″W / 42.6983°N 97.5800°W | 40.0 | 22 | 2012 | |
| Elkhorn Ridge Wind | Knox County | 42°41′52″N 97°37′08″W / 42.6978°N 97.6189°W | 81.0 | 27 | 2009 | |
| Flat Water Wind | Richardson County | 40°00′04″N 95°55′44″W / 40.0011°N 95.9289°W | 60.0 | 40 | 2010 | |
| Grande Prairie Wind Farm | Holt County | 42°36′29″N 98°25′42″W / 42.6081°N 98.4283°W | 400.0 | 200 | 2016 | |
| Kimball Wind | Kimball County | 41°16′25″N 103°41′54″W / 41.2736°N 103.6983°W | 30.0 | 12 | 2018 | |
| Laredo Ridge Wind | Boone County | 41°52′49″N 98°01′26″W / 41.8803°N 98.0239°W | 79.9 | 54 | 2011 | |
| Lon Wright Wind | Dodge County | 41°25′41″N 96°27′44″W / 41.4281°N 96.4623°W | 40.9 | 19 | 2017 | |
| Prairie Breeze Wind | Antelope County | 41°57′06″N 98°04′36″W / 41.9517°N 98.0767°W | 215.7 | 179 | 2014/2015/2016 | |
| Rattlesnake Creek Wind | Dixon County | 42°22′26″N 96°49′44″W / 42.3740°N 96.8290°W | 318.1 | 101 | 2019 | |
| Sholes Wind | Wayne County | 42°18′43″N 97°21′53″W / 42.3119°N 97.3647°W | 160.0 | 71 | 2019 | |
| Steele Flats Wind | Jefferson County | 40°02′56″N 96°57′44″W / 40.0489°N 96.9622°W | 74.8 | 44 | 2013 | |
| TPW Petersburg Wind | Boone County | 41°51′53″N 97°57′40″W / 41.8646°N 97.9612°W | 40.5 | 27 | 2011 | |
| Upstream Wind | Antelope County | 42°11′03″N 97°57′54″W / 42.1843°N 97.9650°W | 202.5 | 81 | 2018 |
Storage power stations
[edit]There were no utility-scale storage power stations in the state of Nebraska in 2019.
HVDC converter stations
[edit]| Project name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Voltage (kV) |
Year opened |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David A. Hamil Converter Station | Scotts Bluff County | 41°49′15″N 103°56′32″W / 41.8208°N 103.9422°W | 100 | 50 | 1977 | [25] |
| Virginia Smith Converter Station | Cheyenne County | 41°09′51″N 102°59′15″W / 41.1642°N 102.9875°W | 200 | 50 | 1988 | [25][26] |
Utilities
[edit]- 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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