Power plants in Nebraska
134 operating power projects with 12,065 MW of nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026.
Projects
134
Nameplate capacity
12,065 MW
Counties with a plant
60
Operators
89
Power markets: SPP prices
Capacity by fuel
Coal · 3,970 MW · 8Wind · 3,527 MW · 33Natural gas · 2,843 MW · 24Nuclear · 801 MW · 1Other fuels · 427 MW · 28Hydro · 329 MW · 10Solar · 160 MW · 27Battery storage · 9 MW · 3
MW is nameplate from operating generators and batteries. Plant counts use each project's primary fuel, so a coal and gas plant counts once.
Largest power plants in Nebraska
Top 50 · All 134 plants| Plant | Primary fuel | MW | County | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska City | Coal | 1,390 | Otoe | Omaha Public Power District |
| Gerald Gentleman | Coal | 1,363 | Lincoln | Nebraska Public Power District |
| Cooper Nuclear Station | Nuclear | 801 | Nemaha | Nebraska Public Power District |
| North Omaha | Coal and natural gas | 645 | Douglas | Omaha Public Power District |
| Turtle Creek | Natural gas | 528 | Sarpy | Omaha Public Power District |
| Grande Prairie Wind Farm | Wind | 400 | Holt | BHE Renewables, LLC |
| Cass County | Natural gas | 345 | Cass | Omaha Public Power District |
| Sarpy County | Natural gas | 335 | Sarpy | Omaha Public Power District |
| Whelan Energy Center | Coal | 324 | Adams | City of Hastings - (NE) |
| Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project | Wind | 318 | Dixon | Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project, LLC |
Nebraska power plants by fuel
Newest plants in Nebraska
Ordered by the month the first generator began operating.
2nd & N BESSBattery storage · 3 MW · Lancaster County · July 2026Standing Bear LakeNatural gas · 162.9 MW · Douglas County · November 2025KimballOil · 8 MW · Kimball County · September 2025Alliance SolarSolar · 7.8 MW · Box Butte County · July 2025Gering SolarSolar · 4 MW · Scotts Bluff County · July 2025Turtle CreekNatural gas · 528 MW · Sarpy County · June 2025
Counties with the most capacity
Largest operators in Nebraska
Omaha Public Power District8 plants · 3,536 MW
Nebraska Public Power District12 plants · 3,008 MW
Invenergy Services LLC4 plants · 612 MW
Lincoln Electric System4 plants · 512 MW
BHE Renewables, LLC1 plant · 400 MW
Grouped by EIA operator name. Parent companies are not merged.
All 134 plants in Nebraska, by county
Adams County 3 plants
- Whelan Energy Center Coal · 324.3 MW
- CCC Hastings Wind Turbine Wind · 1.7 MW
- Hastings Community Solar Farm Solar · 1.5 MW
Antelope County 5 plants
- Thunderhead Wind Energy LLC Wind · 300 MW
- Prairie Breeze Wind · 206.5 MW
- Upstream Wind Energy LLC Wind · 202.5 MW
- Prairie Breeze II Wind · 73.4 MW
- Prairie Breeze III Wind · 35.8 MW
Boone County 2 plants
- Laredo Ridge Wind LLC Wind · 79.9 MW
- TPW Petersburg Wind · 40.5 MW
Box Butte County 2 plants
- Alliance Solar Solar · 7.8 MW
- VS Hemingford NE Solar LLC Solar · 1 MW
Brown County 1 plant
- Ainsworth Wind Wind · 59.4 MW
Buffalo County 2 plants
- Kearney NPPD Solar Project Solar · 5.8 MW
- Kearney Hydro · 1.5 MW
Burt County 2 plants
- Lyons Oil · 2.5 MW
- Burt County Solar Hybrid Solar · 1.4 MW
Butler County 1 plant
- David City Oil · 10.6 MW
Cass County 2 plants
- Cass County Natural gas · 345 MW
- BRIGHT Battery Battery storage · 1 MW
Cedar County 1 plant
- Gavins Point Hydro · 132.3 MW
Cherry County 1 plant
- Valentine Wind, LLC Wind · 1.9 MW
Cheyenne County 1 plant
- Sidney Solar Solar · 3.8 MW
Cuming County 3 plants
- West Point Municipal Oil · 4.4 MW
- Wisner Oil · 3 MW
- Cuming County Renewables, LLC Wind · 2.5 MW
Custer County 4 plants
- Broken Bow Wind LLC Wind · 79.9 MW
- Broken Bow Wind II, LLC Wind · 73.1 MW
- Sargent Oil · 2.4 MW
- Ansley Natural gas · 1.5 MW
Dakota County 2 plants
- South Sioux City Solar Solar · 2.3 MW
- South Sioux City Energy Storage Battery storage · 1.5 MW
Dawson County 3 plants
- City of Lexington Solar · 3.5 MW
- Monroe 009452 SCS Cozad, LLC Solar · 2 MW
- Airport 009239 SCS Lexington, LLC Solar · 1 MW
Deuel County 1 plant
- Chappell Oil · 1.1 MW
Dixon County 3 plants
- Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project Wind · 318.1 MW
- Wakefield Oil · 4.1 MW
- Emerson Natural gas · 1.6 MW
Dodge County 3 plants
- Lon Wright Coal · 172.3 MW
- Scribner Diesel Generation Facility Biomass · 4 MW
- Dodge County Solar Hybrid Solar · 1.4 MW
Douglas County 4 plants
- North Omaha Coal · 644.7 MW
- Standing Bear Lake Natural gas · 162.9 MW
- Jones Street Oil · 130 MW
- Missouri River Wastewater Treatment Biomass · 3 MW
Fillmore County 1 plant
- Perennial Windfarm Wind · 6.9 MW
Franklin County 2 plants
- SPPW1, LLC Wind · 5.6 MW
- Franklin (NE) Natural gas · 3.9 MW
Frontier County 1 plant
- Curtis Natural gas · 3.4 MW
Furnas County 2 plants
- Oxford (NE) Natural gas · 3.4 MW
- Cambridge Oil · 2 MW
Gage County 1 plant
- Beatrice Natural gas · 247.1 MW
Garfield County 1 plant
- Burwell Oil · 3.3 MW
Gosper County 3 plants
Greeley County 1 plant
- Spalding Hydro · 0.2 MW
Hall County 4 plants
- C W Burdick Natural gas · 142.8 MW
- Platte Coal · 109.8 MW
- Museum Drive East Solar Solar · 9.9 MW
- GIUD Solar I Solar · 1 MW
Holt County 2 plants
- Grande Prairie Wind Farm Wind · 400 MW
- Stuart (NE) Oil · 1.5 MW
Howard County 1 plant
- St. Paul-Howard Greeley Solar · 1 MW
Jefferson County 1 plant
- Steele Flats Wind Project LLC Wind · 78.8 MW
Johnson County 1 plant
- Tecumseh Oil · 7 MW
Keith County 1 plant
- Kingsley Hydro · 50 MW
Keya Paha County 1 plant
- Springview Wind · 3 MW
Kimball County 2 plants
- Kimball Wind Wind · 30 MW
- Kimball Oil · 8 MW
Knox County 2 plants
- Elkhorn Ridge Wind LLC Wind · 81 MW
- Crofton Bluffs Wind LLC Wind · 40 MW
Lancaster County 9 plants
- Rokeby Natural gas · 266.1 MW
- Sheldon Coal · 228.7 MW
- Terry Bundy Generating Station Natural gas · 216.3 MW
- Hallam Oil · 56.7 MW
- J Street Natural gas · 27 MW
- Archer Daniels Midland Lincoln Natural gas · 7.9 MW
- Holdrege Solar Center Solar · 4 MW
- 2nd & N BESS Battery storage · 3 MW
- Centerville (NE) Solar · 1 MW
Lincoln County 3 plants
- Gerald Gentleman Coal · 1,362.6 MW
- North Platte Hydro · 26.2 MW
- Jeffrey Hydro · 21.6 MW
Madison County 3 plants
- South 49th 013445 SCS Norfolk, LLC Solar · 10.6 MW
- Madison Utilities Oil · 5.8 MW
- Madison Solar (NE) Solar · 2 MW
Nemaha County 2 plants
- Cooper Nuclear Station Nuclear · 801 MW
- Auburn Natural gas · 18.7 MW
Nuckolls County 1 plant
- City of Superior Solar · 1 MW
Otoe County 4 plants
- Nebraska City Coal · 1,389.6 MW
- Nebraska City # 1 Natural gas · 26.1 MW
- Nebraska City # 2 Natural gas · 13.5 MW
- Syracuse # 2 Natural gas · 4 MW
Pierce County 1 plant
- Osmond 1 Oil · 1.6 MW
Platte County 5 plants
- Archer Daniels Midland Columbus Coal · 71.4 MW
- Columbus Hydro · 45.6 MW
- Monroe (NE) Hydro · 7.8 MW
- Creston Ridge II, LLC Wind · 6.9 MW
- Creston Ridge Wind Farm Wind · 6.8 MW
Polk County 2 plants
- Polk County Renewables, LLC Wind · 2.5 MW
- Stromsburg-Polk County Solar · 1 MW
Red Willow County 1 plant
- McCook Oil · 56.7 MW
Richardson County 2 plants
- Flat Water Wind Farm LLC Wind · 60 MW
- Falls City Natural gas · 31.3 MW
Saline County 4 plants
- Milligan 1 Wind Farm Wind · 300 MW
- Crete Natural gas · 6 MW
- Wilber Oil · 3.6 MW
- Crete Solar Solar · 1.6 MW
Sarpy County 2 plants
- Turtle Creek Natural gas · 528 MW
- Sarpy County Natural gas · 334.9 MW
Saunders County 2 plants
- Platteview Solar LLC Solar · 81 MW
- Wahoo Natural gas · 14.2 MW
Scotts Bluff County 3 plants
- Western Sugar Coop - Scottsbluff Natural gas · 7.1 MW
- Western Meadowlark Solar SCS NE 1, LLC Solar · 4.4 MW
- Gering Solar Solar · 4 MW
Seward County 2 plants
- Seward Wind Farm Wind · 1.7 MW
- Ruby-Norris Solar · 1 MW
Thayer County 3 plants
- Hebron Oil · 56.7 MW
- Deshler Oil · 1.7 MW
- Deshler Solar Solar · 1 MW
Thurston County 1 plant
- Pender Oil · 4.4 MW
Valley County 1 plant
- Ord Oil · 12 MW
Washington County 1 plant
- Fort Calhoun Community Solar Solar · 5 MW
Wayne County 4 plants
- Haystack Wind Project, LLC Wind · 298 MW
- Plum Creek Wind Project (NE) Wind · 230 MW
- Sholes Wind Energy Center Wind · 160 MW
- Wayne IC Oil · 20.8 MW
Webster County 4 plants
- Little Blue Wind Project, LLC Wind · 250.7 MW
- Cottonwood Wind Energy Center Wind · 89.7 MW
- Red Cloud Oil · 5.7 MW
- City Light & Water Oil · 1.3 MW
York County 1 plant
- Mobile Oil · 3.1 MW
Questions about power plants in Nebraska
How many power plants are in Nebraska?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 134 operating power projects in Nebraska, with 12,065 MW of nameplate capacity including batteries.
What is the largest power plant in Nebraska?
Nebraska City in Otoe County, with 1,389.6 MW of nameplate capacity. The next largest is Gerald Gentleman, with 1,362.6 MW.
How much of Nebraska's capacity is wind?
3,527 MW, about 29% of nameplate capacity. 33 projects have wind as their primary fuel.
Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources