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Nebraska
power plants.

Nebraska has 106 power plants in our public-data catalog, totalling 8.2 GW of tracked capacity. Its generating fleet leans on coal — 36% of tracked capacity, with wind second at 25.2%. The largest plant we track is Gerald Gentleman (1,363 MW, online since 1980).

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106 Tracked plants

8.2 GW Tracked capacity

Coal Leading fuel

9 Fuel types

Nebraska electricity mix

Tracked installed capacity by fuel. Each links to its global page.

Coal 36% 3 GW Wind 25.2% 2.1 GW Natural Gas 23.6% 1.9 GW Nuclear 9.7% 0.8 GW Oil 2.7% 0.2 GW Hydro 2.4% 0.2 GW Solar 0.3% 0 GW Waste-to-Energy 0.1% 0 GW Biomass 0% 0 GW

Largest plants in Nebraska

01 Gerald Gentleman Coal · 1980 1,363 MW 02 Cooper Nuclear Station Nuclear · 1974 801 MW 03 North Omaha Coal · 1961 645 MW 04 Grande Prairie Wind Farm Wind · 2017 400 MW 05 Cass County Natural Gas · 2003 345 MW 06 Sarpy County Natural Gas · 1989 338 MW 07 Whelan Energy Center Coal · 2003 324 MW 08 Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project Wind · 2019 318 MW 09 Rokeby Natural Gas · 1992 266 MW 10 Beatrice Natural Gas · 2005 247 MW 11 Sheldon Coal · 1963 229 MW 12 Terry Bundy Generating Station Natural Gas · 2003 216 MW

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Nebraska get its electricity?

Across the 106 plants we track in Nebraska, capacity is led by coal at 36%, then wind at 25.2%. These are tracked installed-capacity shares from public data, not live generation.

What is the largest power plant in Nebraska?

The largest plant in our Nebraska catalog is Gerald Gentleman, a coal facility with 1,363 MW (commissioned 1980).

How many power plants are in Nebraska?

Our catalog tracks 106 power plants in Nebraska totalling 8.2 GW, built from EIA, WRI and OpenStreetMap. The true total including the smallest installations is higher.

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Nebraska electricity mix

Largest plants in Nebraska

Frequently asked questions

Nebraska
power plants.