Power Plants Near 68662 — Shelby, NE

25 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 68662 (Shelby, Nebraska). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.1922, -97.4253 · County: Polk

Natural Gas 73%Coal 11%Hydroelectric 7%Wind 4%Oil 3%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.8 mi	Polk County Renewables, Llc Osceola, NE	Wind	3 MW	Polk County Renewables, Llc
9.3 mi	Stromsburg-Polk County Stromsburg, NE	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
16.5 mi	David City David City, NE	Oil	11 MW	City Of David City
17.1 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Columbus Columbus, NE	Coal	71 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
19.4 mi	Columbus Columbus, NE	Hydroelectric	46 MW	Loup River Public Power Dist
22.5 mi	Monroe (Ne) Monroe, NE	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Loup River Public Power Dist
23.3 mi	Mobile York, NE	Oil	3 MW	Nebraska Public Power District
23.8 mi	Seward Wind Farm Seward, NE	Wind	2 MW	Seward Wind Llc
30.9 mi	Ruby-Norris Milford, NE	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
33.5 mi	Creston Ridge Ii, Llc Creston, NE	Wind	7 MW	Creston Ridge Ii, Llc
33.6 mi	Creston Ridge Wind Farm Creston, NE	Wind	7 MW	Creston Ridge, Llc
40.3 mi	Perennial Windfarm Fairmont, NE	Wind	7 MW	Perennial Wind, Llc
40.5 mi	Holdrege Solar Center Lincoln, NE	Solar	4 MW	Adapture Renewables, Inc.
42.3 mi	Wahoo Wahoo, NE	Natural Gas	14 MW	City Of Wahoo - (Ne)
43.7 mi	Swan Creek Wind Friend, NE	Wind	—	Swan Creek Wind Llc
44.1 mi	Madison Utilities Madison, NE	Oil	6 MW	City Of Madison - (Ne)
45.3 mi	Madison Solar (Ne) Madison, NE	Solar	—	Mmps1, Llc
45.4 mi	Dodge County Solar Hybrid Scribner, NE	Solar	1 MW	Bcsb, Llc
45.8 mi	J Street Lincoln, NE	Natural Gas	27 MW	Lincoln Electric System
46.1 mi	Crete Crete, NE	Natural Gas	6 MW	City Of Crete
46.3 mi	Salt Valley Wind Plant Lincoln, NE	Wind	1 MW	Lincoln Electric System
46.6 mi	Terry Bundy Generating Station Lincoln, NE	Natural Gas	216 MW	Lincoln Electric System
47.9 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Lincoln Lincoln, NE	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
48.0 mi	Rokeby Lincoln, NE	Natural Gas	266 MW	Lincoln Electric System
49.7 mi	Museum Drive East Solar Grand Island, NE	Solar	10 MW	City Of Grand Island - (Ne)

Power generation near this area

There are 25 power plants within 50 miles of Shelby, Nebraska (ZIP 68662), with a combined 726 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 Polk County Renewables, Llc at 7.8 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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