Power Plants Near 68937 — Elwood, NE

15 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 68937 (Elwood, Nebraska). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.5747, -99.8258 · County: Gosper

Natural Gas 45%Hydroelectric 26%Oil 23%Solar 5%Wind 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.2 mi	Johnson 1 Elwood, NE	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Central Nebraska Pub P&i Dist
8.7 mi	Johnson 2 Lexington, NE	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Central Nebraska Pub P&i Dist
10.5 mi	Canaday Lexington, NE	Natural Gas	109 MW	Nebraska Public Power District
13.5 mi	City Of Lexington Lexington, NE	Solar	4 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
14.9 mi	Airport 009239 Scs Lexington, Llc Lexington, NE	Solar	1 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
22.1 mi	Monroe 009452 Scs Cozad, Llc Cozad, NE	Solar	2 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
24.6 mi	Oxford (Ne) Oxford, NE	Natural Gas	3 MW	Village Of Oxford - (Ne)
27.2 mi	Cambridge Cambridge, NE	Oil	4 MW	City Of Cambridge - (Ne)
30.7 mi	Beaver City Beaver City, NE	Natural Gas	2 MW	City Of Beaver City - (Ne)
36.4 mi	Curtis Curtis, NE	Natural Gas	3 MW	City Of Curtis - (Ne)
39.0 mi	Kearney Kearney, NE	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Nebraska Public Power District
40.0 mi	Jeffrey Brady, NE	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Central Nebraska Pub P&i Dist
42.4 mi	Kearney Nppd Solar Project Kearney, NE	Solar	6 MW	Socore Energy Llc
49.0 mi	Sppw1, Llc Upland, NE	Wind	6 MW	Sppw1, Llc
49.8 mi	Mccook Mccook, NE	Oil	57 MW	Nebraska Public Power District

Power generation near this area

There are 15 power plants within 50 miles of Elwood, Nebraska (ZIP 68937), with a combined 263 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 15 nearby plants. The closest plant is Johnson 1 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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