Power Plants Near 68663 — Silver Creek, NE

23 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 68663 (Silver Creek, Nebraska). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.3190, -97.6671 · County: Merrick

Wind 46%Coal 24%Natural Gas 19%Hydroelectric 7%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.8 mi	Polk County Renewables, Llc Osceola, NE	Wind	3 MW	Polk County Renewables, Llc
12.0 mi	Monroe (Ne) Monroe, NE	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Loup River Public Power Dist
14.2 mi	Stromsburg-Polk County Stromsburg, NE	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
20.2 mi	Columbus Columbus, NE	Hydroelectric	46 MW	Loup River Public Power Dist
20.9 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Columbus Columbus, NE	Coal	71 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
28.6 mi	Creston Ridge Ii, Llc Creston, NE	Wind	7 MW	Creston Ridge Ii, Llc
28.8 mi	Creston Ridge Wind Farm Creston, NE	Wind	7 MW	Creston Ridge, Llc
28.8 mi	David City David City, NE	Oil	11 MW	City Of David City
30.3 mi	Mobile York, NE	Oil	3 MW	Nebraska Public Power District
36.9 mi	Madison Utilities Madison, NE	Oil	6 MW	City Of Madison - (Ne)
38.2 mi	Seward Wind Farm Seward, NE	Wind	2 MW	Seward Wind Llc
38.3 mi	Madison Solar (Ne) Madison, NE	Solar	—	Mmps1, Llc
39.6 mi	Emerick Wind Emerick, NE	Wind	—	Emerick Wind, Llc
40.6 mi	Tpw Petersburg Petersburg, NE	Wind	41 MW	Tpw Petersburg Llc
41.1 mi	St. Paul-Howard Greeley St. Paul, NE	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
42.9 mi	Laredo Ridge Wind Llc Petersburg, NE	Wind	80 MW	Laredo Ridge Wind Llc
43.2 mi	Museum Drive East Solar Grand Island, NE	Solar	10 MW	City Of Grand Island - (Ne)
43.9 mi	C W Burdick Grand Island, NE	Natural Gas	143 MW	City Of Grand Island - (Ne)
44.1 mi	Spalding Spalding, NE	Oil	2 MW	Village Of Spalding - (Ne)
45.7 mi	Ruby-Norris Milford, NE	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
47.5 mi	Perennial Windfarm Fairmont, NE	Wind	7 MW	Perennial Wind, Llc
47.8 mi	Platte Grand Island, NE	Coal	110 MW	City Of Grand Island - (Ne)
48.6 mi	Prairie Breeze Elgin, NE	Wind	207 MW	Sunedison Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 23 power plants within 50 miles of Silver Creek, Nebraska (ZIP 68663), with a combined 764 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 23 nearby plants. The closest plant is Polk County Renewables, Llc at 11.8 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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