NE · State grid profile

Nebraska power grid

Nebraska's operating portfolio is led by Coal, followed by Wind. Its 137 plants represent 11,436 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 2,377 MW of proposed capacity.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Operating capacity11,436 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants137303 operating generators
Proposed capacity2,377 MW20.8% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations6Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Nebraska capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Coal34.7%3,970 MW
Wind30.8%3,523 MW
Oil & gas23.2%2,654 MW
Nuclear7%801 MW
Hydro2.9%330 MW
Solar1.2%138 MW
Biomass0.1%14 MW
Storage0.1%6 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest Nebraska power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
Nebraska CityPlant 6096CoalNebraska City, NEOtoe CountyOmaha Public Power District1,390 MW
Gerald GentlemanPlant 6077CoalSutherland, NELincoln CountyNebraska Public Power District1,363 MW
Cooper Nuclear StationPlant 8036NuclearBrownville, NENemaha CountyNebraska Public Power District801 MW
North OmahaPlant 2291CoalOmaha, NEDouglas CountyOmaha Public Power District645 MW
Turtle CreekPlant 64547Oil & gasSpringfield, NESarpy CountyOmaha Public Power District528 MW
Grande Prairie Wind FarmPlant 58695WindO'Neill, NEHolt CountyBHE Renewables, LLC400 MW
Cass CountyPlant 55972Oil & gasPlattsmouth, NECass CountyOmaha Public Power District345 MW
Sarpy CountyPlant 2292Oil & gasBellevue, NESarpy CountyOmaha Public Power District338 MW
Whelan Energy CenterPlant 60CoalHastings, NEAdams CountyCity of Hastings - (NE)324 MW
Rattlesnake Creek Wind ProjectPlant 59292WindDixon, NEDixon CountyRattlesnake Creek Wind Project, LLC318 MW

Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap