Power Plants Near 69122 — Big Springs, NE

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 69122 (Big Springs, Nebraska). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.0696, -102.0933 · County: Deuel

Coal 78%Wind 19%Hydroelectric 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.7 mi	Julesburg Julesburg, CO	Oil	3 MW	City Of Julesburg - (Co)
19.8 mi	Chappell Chappell, NE	Oil	1 MW	City Of Chappell - (Ne)
24.2 mi	Kingsley Ogallala, NE	Hydroelectric	50 MW	Central Nebraska Pub P&i Dist
40.0 mi	Oreg 4 Peetz Peetz, CO	Other Fossil	5 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
40.2 mi	Colorado Highlands Wind Fleming, CO	Wind	96 MW	Colorado Highlands Wind Llc
42.3 mi	Northern Colorado Wind Llc Peetz, CO	Wind	174 MW	Northern Colorado Wind Llc
45.8 mi	Spring Canyon Peetz, CO	Wind	60 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
46.3 mi	Sidney (Ne) Sidney, NE	Natural Gas	5 MW	City Of Sidney - (Ne)
49.6 mi	Gerald Gentleman Sutherland, NE	Coal	1,363 MW	Nebraska Public Power District

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Big Springs, Nebraska (ZIP 69122), with a combined 1,757 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Julesburg at 12.7 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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