List of power stations in Nebraska


This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Nebraska, sorted by type and name. In 2023, Nebraska had a total summer capacity of 10,781 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 39,445 GWh. In 2024, the electrical energy generation mix was 43.4% coal, 32.5% wind, 16.2% nuclear, 4.3% natural gas, 3% hydroelectric, 0.5% solar, and 0.2% biomass. Distributed small-scale solar, including customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered 57 GWh to the state's electricity grid in 2024.
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, 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.

Fossil-fuel power stations

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

Natural gas

NameOperatorCountyCoordinatesCapacity
Generation typeYear
opened		Ref
AuburnAuburn Power BoardNemaha17.5Reciprocating engine 1949-1993
Beatrice Power StationNPPDGage2203x1 combined cycle2005
Broken BowCity of Broken BowCuster7.2Reciprocating engine 1974
C.W. Burdick Power PlantCity of Grand IslandHall81.6Simple cycle 1968/2003
Canaday StationNPPDGosper99.3Steam turbine1958
Cass CountyOPPDCass322.8Simple cycle 2003
Don HenryCity of HastingsAdams18.0Simple cycle1972
Falls CityFalls City Utility DepartmentRichardson26.7Reciprocating engine 1946-2018
J StreetLESLancaster29.0Simple cycle1972
Lon Wright
City of FremontDodge38.0Simple cycle2003
Nebraska City #1City of Nebraska CityOtoe21.6Reciprocating engine 1955-1979
Nebraska City #2City of Nebraska CityOtoe7.6Reciprocating engine 1998
North DenverCity of HastingsAdams41.0Steam turbine 1957/1967
North OmahaOPPDDouglas241.6Steam turbine 1954-1959
RokebyLESLancaster255.1Simple cycle 1975/1997/2001
Sarpy CountyOPPDSarpy314.9Simple cycle 1972/1996/2000
Standing Bear Lake StationOPPDDouglas150Reciprocating engine 2025
Terry Bundy Generating StationLESLancaster121.93x1 combined cycle,
simple cycle		2004
2003
Turtle Creek StationOPPDSarpy450Simple cycle 2025
WahooCity of WahooSaunders13.2Reciprocating engine 1947-1973

Petroleum

PlantOperatorCountyCoordinatesCapacity
Generation typeYear
opened		Ref
HebronNPPDThayer41.5Simple cycle1973
Jones StreetOPPDDouglas122.6Simple cycle 1973
Kimball Municipal Power PlantCity of KimballKimball7.6Reciprocating engine 1944-1974
McCookNPPDRed Willow42.7Simple cycle1973
OrdLoup Power DistrictValley10.8Reciprocating engine 1963-1997
TecumsehCity of TecumsehJohnson6.6Reciprocating engine 1944-1974
WayneCity of WayneWayne20.2Reciprocating engine 1947-1998

Renewable power stations

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

Geothermal

There were no utility-scale geothermal power facilities in the state of Nebraska in 2019.

Hydroelectric

PlantLocationCoordinatesCapacity
Number of
turbines		Year
opened		Ref
ColumbusPlatte County45.031936
Gavins PointCedar County102.031956
JeffreyLincoln County21.021941
Johnson 1Gosper County20.021941
Johnson 2Gosper County22.511941
KearneyBuffalo County1.011921
KingsleyKeith County41.011984
MonroePlatte County3.031936
North PlatteLincoln County24.021935
SpaldingGreeley County0.221919/1956

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.

Solar

Project nameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
Year
opened		Ref
City of LexingtonDawson County3.62017
Fort CalhounWashington County5.02019
HastingsAdams County1.52019
HoldregeLancaster County4.02016
KearneyBuffalo County5.82017
Lon WrightDodge County2.32018
Platteview SolarSaunders County
812024
South Sioux CityDakota County2.32016

Wind

Project nameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
Number of
turbines		Year
opened		Ref
Ainsworth WindBrown County59.4432005
Broken Bow WindCuster County152.9502012/2014
Cottonwood WindWebster County89.7402017
Crofton Bluffs WindKnox County40.0222012
Elkhorn Ridge WindKnox County81.0272009
Flat Water WindRichardson County60.0402010
Grande Prairie Wind FarmHolt County400.02002016
Kimball WindKimball County30.0122018
Laredo Ridge WindBoone County79.9542011
Lon Wright WindDodge County40.9192017
Prairie Breeze WindAntelope County215.71792014/2015/2016
Rattlesnake Creek WindDixon County318.11012019
Sholes WindWayne County160.0712019
Steele Flats WindJefferson County74.8442013
TPW Petersburg WindBoone County40.5272011
Upstream WindAntelope County202.5812018

Storage power stations

There were no utility-scale storage power stations in the state of Nebraska in 2019.

HVDC converter stations

Project nameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
Voltage
Year
opened		Ref
David A. Hamil Converter StationScotts Bluff County100501977
Virginia Smith Converter StationCheyenne County200501988

Utilities