Power Plants Near 68812 — Amherst, NE

22 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 68812 (Amherst, Nebraska). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.8495, -99.2609 · County: Buffalo

Natural Gas 49%Wind 24%Coal 16%Hydroelectric 7%Solar 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
13.1 mi	Kearney Kearney, NE	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Nebraska Public Power District
14.5 mi	Kearney Nppd Solar Project Kearney, NE	Solar	6 MW	Socore Energy Llc
25.4 mi	Canaday Lexington, NE	Natural Gas	109 MW	Nebraska Public Power District
25.6 mi	City Of Lexington Lexington, NE	Solar	4 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
26.9 mi	Airport 009239 Scs Lexington, Llc Lexington, NE	Solar	1 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
27.8 mi	Johnson 2 Lexington, NE	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Central Nebraska Pub P&i Dist
31.1 mi	Johnson 1 Elwood, NE	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Central Nebraska Pub P&i Dist
31.1 mi	Ansley Ansley, NE	Natural Gas	2 MW	City Of Ansley - (Ne)
32.9 mi	Broken Bow Wind Ii, Llc Broken Bow, NE	Wind	73 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
37.5 mi	Monroe 009452 Scs Cozad, Llc Cozad, NE	Solar	2 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
40.2 mi	Sppw1, Llc Upland, NE	Wind	6 MW	Sppw1, Llc
43.0 mi	Broken Bow Broken Bow, NE	Natural Gas	9 MW	City Of Broken Bow - (Ne)
44.8 mi	Broken Bow Wind Llc Broken Bow, NE	Wind	80 MW	Broken Bow Wind Llc
44.8 mi	Oxford (Ne) Oxford, NE	Natural Gas	3 MW	Village Of Oxford - (Ne)
46.4 mi	Hastings Community Solar Farm Hastings, NE	Solar	2 MW	City Of Hastings - (Ne)
47.0 mi	Campbell Village Campbell, NE	Oil	1 MW	Village Of Campbell - (Ne)
47.7 mi	Platte Grand Island, NE	Coal	110 MW	City Of Grand Island - (Ne)
47.7 mi	Don Henry Hastings, NE	Natural Gas	22 MW	City Of Hastings - (Ne)
48.8 mi	North Denver Hastings, NE	Natural Gas	39 MW	City Of Hastings - (Ne)
49.1 mi	C W Burdick Grand Island, NE	Natural Gas	143 MW	City Of Grand Island - (Ne)
49.4 mi	St. Paul-Howard Greeley St. Paul, NE	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
49.9 mi	Museum Drive East Solar Grand Island, NE	Solar	10 MW	City Of Grand Island - (Ne)

Power generation near this area

There are 22 power plants within 50 miles of Amherst, Nebraska (ZIP 68812), with a combined 666 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 22 nearby plants. The closest plant is Kearney at 13.1 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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