List of power stations in Nebraska
This is a list of
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
Plant | Location | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW )
|
Generation Type |
Year Opened |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cooper Nuclear Station | Nemaha County | 40°21′46″N 95°38′27″W / 40.3628°N 95.6408°W | 770 | Steam Turbine |
1974 | [4] |
Retired facilities:
- Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station - 480 MW: operated 1973-2016
- Hallam Nuclear Power Facility - 75 MW: operated 1963-1964
Fossil-fuel power stations
Data from the
Coal
A useful map[6] of active and retiring coal generation plants is provided by the Sierra Club.
Plant | Location | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW )
|
Generation Type |
Year Opened |
Scheduled Retirement |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ADM Columbus |
Platte County | 41°24′59″N 97°17′11″W / 41.4164°N 97.2863°W | 61 | Steam Turbine |
2010 | TBD | [7] |
ADM Lincoln | Lancaster County | 40°51′59″N 96°36′52″W / 40.8665°N 96.6145°W | 7.9 | Steam Turbine | 1988 | TBD | [8] |
Gerald Gentleman Station | Lincoln County | 41°04′51″N 101°08′27″W / 41.0808°N 101.1408°W | 1362.6 | Steam Turbine (x2) | 1979 (Unit 1- 681.3MW) 1982 (Unit 2- 681.3MW) |
TBD (Unit 1) TBD (Unit 2) |
[9][10] |
Lon D. Wright Power Plant | Dodge County | 41°25′41″N 96°27′44″W / 41.4281°N 96.4623°W | 128.5 | Steam Turbine (x3) | 1957 (Unit 1- 15.5MW) 1963 (Unit 2- 21.0MW) 1976 (Unit 3- 82.0MW) |
TBD (Unit 1) TBD (Unit 2) TBD (Unit 3) |
[11] |
Nebraska City Station | Otoe County | 40°37′17″N 95°46′35″W / 40.6214°N 95.7764°W | 1345.3 | Steam Turbine (x2) | 1979 (Unit 1- 654.3MW) 2009 (Unit 2- 691.0MW) |
TBD (Unit 1) TBD (Unit 2) |
[9][12] |
North Omaha Station | Douglas County | 41°19′45″N 95°56′41″W / 41.3291°N 95.9447°W | 336.3 | Steam Turbine (x2) | 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) |
2016 (Unit 1- convert to ng) 2016 (Unit 2- convert to ng) 2016 (Unit 3- convert to ng) 2023 (Unit 4- convert to ng) 2023 (Unit 5- convert to ng) |
[13] |
Platte Generating Station | Hall County | 40°51′17″N 98°20′54″W / 40.8548°N 98.3482°W | 100 | Steam Turbine | 1982 | TBD | [14] |
Sheldon Power Station | Lancaster County | 40°33′32″N 96°47′05″W / 40.5589°N 96.7847°W | 219 | Steam Turbine (x2) | 1961 (Unit 1- 104.0MW) 1965 (Unit 2- 115.0MW) |
TBD (Unit 1) TBD (Unit 2) |
[9][15] |
Western Sugar Cooperative Scottsbluff | Scotts Bluff County | 41°51′32″N 103°38′04″W / 41.8589°N 103.6344°W | 5.0 | Steam Turbine | 1987 | TBD | [16] |
Whelan Energy Center | Adams County | 40°34′51″N 98°18′45″W / 40.5809°N 98.3124°W | 309 | Steam Turbine (x2) | 1981 (Unit 1- 77.0MW) 2011 (Unit 2- 232.0MW) |
TBD (Unit 1) TBD (Unit 2) |
[17] |
Natural gas
Plant | Location | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW )
|
Generation Type | Year Opened |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Auburn | Nemaha County | 40°23′18″N 95°50′47″W / 40.3883°N 95.8464°W | 17.5 | Reciprocating Engine (x6) |
1949-1993 | |
Beatrice Power Station | Gage County | 40°19′52″N 96°48′30″W / 40.3312°N 96.8082°W | 220 | 3x1 Combined Cycle | 2005 | |
Broken Bow | Custer County | 41°24′11″N 99°38′21″W / 41.4031°N 99.6392°W | 7.2 | Reciprocating Engine (x4) | 1974 | |
C.W. Burdick Power Plant | Hall County | 40°55′22″N 98°19′37″W / 40.9228°N 98.3269°W | 81.6 | Simple Cycle (x3) | 1968/2003 | |
Canaday Station | Gosper County | 40°41′39″N 99°42′04″W / 40.6942°N 99.7011°W | 99.3 | Steam Turbine |
1958 | |
Cass County | Cass County | 40°56′52″N 95°57′50″W / 40.9479°N 95.9640°W | 322.8 | Simple Cycle (x2) | 2003 | |
Don Henry | Adams County | 40°35′00″N 98°25′12″W / 40.5832°N 98.4201°W | 18.0 | Simple Cycle | 1972 | |
Falls City | Richardson County | 40°03′18″N 95°36′30″W / 40.0550°N 95.6083°W | 26.7 | Reciprocating Engine (x7) | 1946-2018 | |
Hallam | Lancaster County | 40°33′31″N 96°47′10″W / 40.5587°N 96.7862°W | 42.5 | Simple Cycle | 1973 | |
J Street | Lancaster County | 40°48′28″N 96°42′39″W / 40.8079°N 96.7107°W | 29.0 | Simple Cycle | 1972 | |
Lon Wright (Derril Marshall Generating Station) |
Dodge County | 41°25′41″N 96°28′00″W / 41.4281°N 96.4668°W | 38.0 | Simple Cycle | 2003 | |
Nebraska City #1 | Otoe County | 40°40′50″N 95°50′51″W / 40.6806°N 95.8475°W | 21.6 | Reciprocating Engine (x6) | 1955-1979 | |
Nebraska City #2 | Otoe County | 40°39′58″N 95°52′06″W / 40.6661°N 95.8683°W | 7.6 | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | 1998 | |
North Denver | Adams County | 40°35′56″N 98°23′19″W / 40.5988°N 98.3886°W | 41.0 | Steam Turbine (x2) | 1957/1967 | |
North Omaha | Douglas County | 41°19′45″N 95°56′41″W / 41.3291°N 95.9447°W | 241.6 | Steam Turbine (x3) | 1954-1959 | [13] |
Rokeby | Lancaster County | 40°43′54″N 96°44′11″W / 40.7316°N 96.7364°W | 255.1 | Simple Cycle (x3) | 1975/1997/2001 | |
Sarpy County | Sarpy County | 41°10′14″N 95°58′14″W / 41.1706°N 95.9706°W | 314.9 | Simple Cycle (x5) | 1972/1996/2000 | |
Terry Bundy Generating Station | Lancaster County | 40°54′35″N 96°36′47″W / 40.9097°N 96.6131°W | 121.9 | 3x1 Combined Cycle Simple Cycle |
2004 (77.4MW) 2003 (45.5MW) |
|
Wahoo | Saunders County | 41°12′42″N 96°36′42″W / 41.2118°N 96.6116°W | 13.2 | Reciprocating Engine (x5) | 1947-1973 |
Petroleum
Plant | Location | Coordinates | Capacity ( MW )
|
Generation Type | Year Opened |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hebron | Thayer County | 40°11′16″N 97°34′40″W / 40.1879°N 97.5779°W | 41.5 | Simple Cycle | 1973 | |
Jones Street | Douglas County | 41°15′05″N 95°55′22″W / 41.2515°N 95.9227°W | 122.6 | Simple Cycle (x2) | 1973 | |
Kimball | Kimball County | 41°14′18″N 103°40′00″W / 41.2382°N 103.6667°W | 7.6 | Reciprocating Engine (x6) |
1944-1974 | |
McCook | Red Willow County | 40°13′17″N 100°39′03″W / 40.2214°N 100.6508°W | 42.7 | Simple Cycle | 1973 | |
Ord | Valley County | 41°36′15″N 98°55′34″W / 41.6042°N 98.9261°W | 10.8 | Reciprocating Engine (x5) | 1963-1997 | |
Tecumseh | Johnson County | 40°21′59″N 96°11′24″W / 40.3664°N 96.1900°W | 6.6 | Reciprocating Engine (x5) | 1944-1974 | |
Wayne | Wayne County | 42°13′40″N 97°01′06″W / 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.[5]
Biomass
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
There were no utility-scale geothermal power facilities in the state of Nebraska in 2019.
Hydroelectric
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 |
Solar
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 | |
South Sioux City | Dakota County | 42°27′31″N 96°26′23″W / 42.4585°N 96.4397°W | 2.3 | 2016 |
Wind
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
There were no utility-scale
HVDC converter stations
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 | [21] |
Virginia Smith Converter Station | Cheyenne County | 41°09′51″N 102°59′15″W / 41.1642°N 102.9875°W | 200 | 50 | 1988 | [21][22] |
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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