Power Plants Near 68316 — Benedict, NE

26 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 68316 (Benedict, Nebraska). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.0033, -97.6029 · County: York

Coal 36%Natural Gas 34%Wind 23%Hydroelectric 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.3 mi	Mobile York, NE	Oil	3 MW	Nebraska Public Power District
8.5 mi	Stromsburg-Polk County Stromsburg, NE	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
11.3 mi	Polk County Renewables, Llc Osceola, NE	Wind	3 MW	Polk County Renewables, Llc
22.6 mi	Seward Wind Farm Seward, NE	Wind	2 MW	Seward Wind Llc
25.7 mi	Perennial Windfarm Fairmont, NE	Wind	7 MW	Perennial Wind, Llc
29.9 mi	Ruby-Norris Milford, NE	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
30.6 mi	David City David City, NE	Oil	11 MW	City Of David City
32.9 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Columbus Columbus, NE	Coal	71 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
33.4 mi	Monroe (Ne) Monroe, NE	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Loup River Public Power Dist
34.9 mi	Columbus Columbus, NE	Hydroelectric	46 MW	Loup River Public Power Dist
35.7 mi	Swan Creek Wind Friend, NE	Wind	—	Swan Creek Wind Llc
37.3 mi	Museum Drive East Solar Grand Island, NE	Solar	10 MW	City Of Grand Island - (Ne)
38.2 mi	C W Burdick Grand Island, NE	Natural Gas	143 MW	City Of Grand Island - (Ne)
40.2 mi	Platte Grand Island, NE	Coal	110 MW	City Of Grand Island - (Ne)
41.4 mi	Milligan 1 Wind Farm Western, NE	Wind	300 MW	Milligan 1 Wind, Llc
42.6 mi	Crete Crete, NE	Natural Gas	6 MW	City Of Crete
42.7 mi	Holdrege Solar Center Lincoln, NE	Solar	4 MW	Adapture Renewables, Inc.
46.2 mi	St. Paul-Howard Greeley St. Paul, NE	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
47.2 mi	Whelan Energy Center Hastings, NE	Coal	324 MW	City Of Hastings - (Ne)
47.8 mi	Creston Ridge Ii, Llc Creston, NE	Wind	7 MW	Creston Ridge Ii, Llc
48.0 mi	Creston Ridge Wind Farm Creston, NE	Wind	7 MW	Creston Ridge, Llc
48.5 mi	J Street Lincoln, NE	Natural Gas	27 MW	Lincoln Electric System
48.6 mi	Ccc Hastings Wind Turbine Hastings, NE	Wind	2 MW	Ccc Hastings Renewable Energy, Llc
49.0 mi	Rokeby Lincoln, NE	Natural Gas	266 MW	Lincoln Electric System
49.4 mi	Wilber Wilber, NE	Oil	4 MW	City Of Wilber
49.7 mi	North Denver Hastings, NE	Natural Gas	39 MW	City Of Hastings - (Ne)

Power generation near this area

There are 26 power plants within 50 miles of Benedict, Nebraska (ZIP 68316), with a combined 1,401 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 26 nearby plants. The closest plant is Mobile at 8.3 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Nebraska, visit the Nebraska state page.

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