Power Plants Near 68359 — Friend, NE

25 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 68359 (Friend, Nebraska). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.6368, -97.2739 · County: Saline

Natural Gas 54%Wind 25%Coal 15%Oil 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.1 mi	Swan Creek Wind Friend, NE	Wind	—	Swan Creek Wind Llc
11.3 mi	Milligan 1 Wind Farm Western, NE	Wind	300 MW	Milligan 1 Wind, Llc
16.5 mi	Crete Crete, NE	Natural Gas	6 MW	City Of Crete
16.8 mi	Ruby-Norris Milford, NE	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
18.3 mi	Seward Wind Farm Seward, NE	Wind	2 MW	Seward Wind Llc
19.3 mi	Perennial Windfarm Fairmont, NE	Wind	7 MW	Perennial Wind, Llc
19.7 mi	Wilber Wilber, NE	Oil	4 MW	City Of Wilber
24.1 mi	Mobile York, NE	Oil	3 MW	Nebraska Public Power District
26.2 mi	Hallam Hallam, NE	Natural Gas	57 MW	Nebraska Public Power District
26.2 mi	Sheldon Hallam, NE	Coal	229 MW	Nebraska Public Power District
27.1 mi	Holdrege Solar Center Lincoln, NE	Solar	4 MW	Adapture Renewables, Inc.
27.9 mi	Centerville (Ne) Roca, NE	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
28.9 mi	Rokeby Lincoln, NE	Natural Gas	266 MW	Lincoln Electric System
31.8 mi	J Street Lincoln, NE	Natural Gas	27 MW	Lincoln Electric System
32.4 mi	Beatrice Beatrice, NE	Natural Gas	247 MW	Nebraska Public Power District
34.9 mi	Hebron Hebron, NE	Oil	57 MW	Nebraska Public Power District
37.3 mi	Stromsburg-Polk County Stromsburg, NE	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
38.0 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Lincoln Lincoln, NE	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
38.7 mi	Salt Valley Wind Plant Lincoln, NE	Wind	1 MW	Lincoln Electric System
39.4 mi	Terry Bundy Generating Station Lincoln, NE	Natural Gas	216 MW	Lincoln Electric System
39.7 mi	Polk County Renewables, Llc Osceola, NE	Wind	3 MW	Polk County Renewables, Llc
41.7 mi	Deshler Deshler, NE	Oil	2 MW	City Of Deshler - (Ne)
43.4 mi	David City David City, NE	Oil	11 MW	City Of David City
44.0 mi	Steele Flats Wind Project Llc Diller, NE	Wind	75 MW	Steele Flats Wind Project Llc
44.3 mi	Deshler Solar Hebron, NE	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.

Power generation near this area

There are 25 power plants within 50 miles of Friend, Nebraska (ZIP 68359), with a combined 1,527 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 25 nearby plants. The closest plant is Swan Creek Wind at 5.1 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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