Largest Power Plants in Nebraska

Nebraska has 141 power plants with a combined nameplate capacity of 11,447 MW. The table below ranks the 50 largest by installed capacity — these are the facilities with the most generation potential in the state. Nameplate capacity measures the maximum output under ideal conditions; actual generation depends on fuel cost, demand, and maintenance schedules.

For a complete list of all plants in the state, visit the Nebraska state page. To find plants near a specific address, use the address lookup.

#PlantStateFuelCapacity
1Nebraska CityNebraskaCoal1,390 MW
2Gerald GentlemanNebraskaCoal1,363 MW
3Cooper Nuclear StationNebraskaNuclear801 MW
4North OmahaNebraskaCoal645 MW
5Grande Prairie Wind FarmNebraskaWind400 MW
6Cass CountyNebraskaNatural Gas345 MW
7Sarpy CountyNebraskaNatural Gas338 MW
8Whelan Energy CenterNebraskaCoal324 MW
9Rattlesnake Creek Wind ProjectNebraskaWind318 MW
10Thunderhead Wind Energy LlcNebraskaWind300 MW
11Milligan 1 Wind FarmNebraskaWind300 MW
12Haystack Wind Project, LlcNebraskaWind298 MW
13RokebyNebraskaNatural Gas266 MW
14Little Blue Wind Project, LlcNebraskaWind251 MW
15BeatriceNebraskaNatural Gas247 MW
16Plum Creek Wind Project (Ne)NebraskaWind230 MW
17SheldonNebraskaCoal229 MW
18Terry Bundy Generating StationNebraskaNatural Gas216 MW
19Prairie BreezeNebraskaWind207 MW
20Upstream Wind Energy LlcNebraskaWind203 MW
21Lon WrightNebraskaCoal172 MW
22Sholes Wind Energy CenterNebraskaWind160 MW
23C W BurdickNebraskaNatural Gas143 MW
24Gavins PointNebraskaHydroelectric132 MW
25Jones StreetNebraskaOil130 MW
26PlatteNebraskaCoal110 MW
27CanadayNebraskaNatural Gas109 MW
28Cottonwood Wind Energy CenterNebraskaWind90 MW
29Elkhorn Ridge Wind LlcNebraskaWind81 MW
30Platteview Solar LlcNebraskaSolar81 MW
31Laredo Ridge Wind LlcNebraskaWind80 MW
32Broken Bow Wind LlcNebraskaWind80 MW
33Steele Flats Wind Project LlcNebraskaWind75 MW
34Prairie Breeze IiNebraskaWind73 MW
35Broken Bow Wind Ii, LlcNebraskaWind73 MW
36Archer Daniels Midland ColumbusNebraskaCoal71 MW
37Flat Water Wind Farm LlcNebraskaWind60 MW
38Ainsworth WindNebraskaWind59 MW
39HallamNebraskaNatural Gas57 MW
40HebronNebraskaOil57 MW
41MccookNebraskaOil57 MW
42KingsleyNebraskaHydroelectric50 MW
43ColumbusNebraskaHydroelectric46 MW
44Tpw PetersburgNebraskaWind41 MW
45Crofton Bluffs Wind LlcNebraskaWind40 MW
46North DenverNebraskaNatural Gas39 MW
47Prairie Breeze IiiNebraskaWind36 MW
48Falls CityNebraskaNatural Gas31 MW
49Kimball WindNebraskaWind30 MW
50J StreetNebraskaNatural Gas27 MW

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PowerPlantsNearMe.com. (2026). Largest Power Plants in Nebraska. Derived from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID. Retrieved from https://powerplantsnearme.com/largest-power-plants/nebraska

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