Power Plants Near 68976 — Smithfield, NE

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 68976 (Smithfield, Nebraska). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.5832, -99.7285 · County: Gosper

Natural Gas 57%Hydroelectric 33%Solar 6%Wind 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.0 mi	Johnson 2 Lexington, NE	Hydroelectric	23 MW	Central Nebraska Pub P&i Dist
7.8 mi	Canaday Lexington, NE	Natural Gas	109 MW	Nebraska Public Power District
9.0 mi	Johnson 1 Elwood, NE	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Central Nebraska Pub P&i Dist
12.0 mi	City Of Lexington Lexington, NE	Solar	4 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
14.1 mi	Airport 009239 Scs Lexington, Llc Lexington, NE	Solar	1 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
23.3 mi	Oxford (Ne) Oxford, NE	Natural Gas	3 MW	Village Of Oxford - (Ne)
23.9 mi	Monroe 009452 Scs Cozad, Llc Cozad, NE	Solar	2 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
31.3 mi	Cambridge Cambridge, NE	Oil	4 MW	City Of Cambridge - (Ne)
31.7 mi	Beaver City Beaver City, NE	Natural Gas	2 MW	City Of Beaver City - (Ne)
33.9 mi	Kearney Kearney, NE	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Nebraska Public Power District
37.3 mi	Kearney Nppd Solar Project Kearney, NE	Solar	6 MW	Socore Energy Llc
41.4 mi	Curtis Curtis, NE	Natural Gas	3 MW	City Of Curtis - (Ne)
43.6 mi	Jeffrey Brady, NE	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Central Nebraska Pub P&i Dist
44.5 mi	Sppw1, Llc Upland, NE	Wind	6 MW	Sppw1, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Smithfield, Nebraska (ZIP 68976), with a combined 207 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is Johnson 2 at 7.0 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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