Power Plants Near 68850 — Lexington, NE

17 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 68850 (Lexington, Nebraska). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.7850, -99.7515 · County: Dawson

Wind 42%Natural Gas 35%Hydroelectric 18%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
0.9 mi	Airport 009239 Scs Lexington, Llc Lexington, NE	Solar	1 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
2.1 mi	City Of Lexington Lexington, NE	Solar	4 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
6.8 mi	Canaday Lexington, NE	Natural Gas	109 MW	Nebraska Public Power District
7.0 mi	Johnson 2 Lexington, NE	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Central Nebraska Pub P&i Dist
7.2 mi	Johnson 1 Elwood, NE	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Central Nebraska Pub P&i Dist
13.3 mi	Monroe 009452 Scs Cozad, Llc Cozad, NE	Solar	2 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
34.5 mi	Kearney Kearney, NE	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Nebraska Public Power District
35.9 mi	Jeffrey Brady, NE	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Central Nebraska Pub P&i Dist
37.1 mi	Oxford (Ne) Oxford, NE	Natural Gas	3 MW	Village Of Oxford - (Ne)
37.4 mi	Kearney Nppd Solar Project Kearney, NE	Solar	6 MW	Socore Energy Llc
39.7 mi	Ansley Ansley, NE	Natural Gas	2 MW	City Of Ansley - (Ne)
41.1 mi	Cambridge Cambridge, NE	Oil	4 MW	City Of Cambridge - (Ne)
41.4 mi	Curtis Curtis, NE	Natural Gas	3 MW	City Of Curtis - (Ne)
43.1 mi	Broken Bow Broken Bow, NE	Natural Gas	9 MW	City Of Broken Bow - (Ne)
43.4 mi	Broken Bow Wind Ii, Llc Broken Bow, NE	Wind	73 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
45.4 mi	Beaver City Beaver City, NE	Natural Gas	2 MW	City Of Beaver City - (Ne)
47.2 mi	Broken Bow Wind Llc Broken Bow, NE	Wind	80 MW	Broken Bow Wind Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 17 power plants within 50 miles of Lexington, Nebraska (ZIP 68850), with a combined 364 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 17 nearby plants. The closest plant is Airport 009239 Scs Lexington, Llc at 0.9 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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