Power Plants Near 68861 — Odessa, NE

21 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 68861 (Odessa, Nebraska). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.7017, -99.2568 · County: Buffalo

Natural Gas 42%Coal 25%Wind 19%Hydroelectric 11%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.2 mi	Kearney Kearney, NE	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Nebraska Public Power District
11.4 mi	Kearney Nppd Solar Project Kearney, NE	Solar	6 MW	Socore Energy Llc
23.3 mi	Canaday Lexington, NE	Natural Gas	109 MW	Nebraska Public Power District
25.3 mi	City Of Lexington Lexington, NE	Solar	4 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
25.6 mi	Johnson 2 Lexington, NE	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Central Nebraska Pub P&i Dist
27.4 mi	Airport 009239 Scs Lexington, Llc Lexington, NE	Solar	1 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
29.4 mi	Johnson 1 Elwood, NE	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Central Nebraska Pub P&i Dist
31.0 mi	Sppw1, Llc Upland, NE	Wind	6 MW	Sppw1, Llc
35.9 mi	Oxford (Ne) Oxford, NE	Natural Gas	3 MW	Village Of Oxford - (Ne)
39.1 mi	Campbell Village Campbell, NE	Oil	1 MW	Village Of Campbell - (Ne)
39.6 mi	Monroe 009452 Scs Cozad, Llc Cozad, NE	Solar	2 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
41.1 mi	Ansley Ansley, NE	Natural Gas	2 MW	City Of Ansley - (Ne)
43.1 mi	Broken Bow Wind Ii, Llc Broken Bow, NE	Wind	73 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
43.5 mi	Hastings Community Solar Farm Hastings, NE	Solar	2 MW	City Of Hastings - (Ne)
44.6 mi	Don Henry Hastings, NE	Natural Gas	22 MW	City Of Hastings - (Ne)
45.3 mi	Franklin (Ne) Franklin, NE	Natural Gas	4 MW	City Of Franklin - (Ne)
46.1 mi	North Denver Hastings, NE	Natural Gas	39 MW	City Of Hastings - (Ne)
48.7 mi	Platte Grand Island, NE	Coal	110 MW	City Of Grand Island - (Ne)
49.2 mi	Ccc Hastings Wind Turbine Hastings, NE	Wind	2 MW	Ccc Hastings Renewable Energy, Llc
49.6 mi	Beaver City Beaver City, NE	Natural Gas	2 MW	City Of Beaver City - (Ne)
49.6 mi	City Light & Water Blue Hill, NE	Oil	1 MW	City Of Blue Hill - (Ne)

Power generation near this area

There are 21 power plants within 50 miles of Odessa, Nebraska (ZIP 68861), with a combined 432 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 21 nearby plants. The closest plant is Kearney at 8.2 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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