Power Plants Near 69155 — Paxton, NE

4 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 69155 (Paxton, Nebraska). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.1268, -101.3585 · County: Keith

Coal 95%Hydroelectric 5%
DistancePlantFuelCapacityOperator
11.8 miGerald Gentleman
Sutherland, NE
Coal1,363 MWNebraska Public Power District
17.1 miKingsley
Ogallala, NE
Hydroelectric50 MWCentral Nebraska Pub P&i Dist
31.3 miNorth Platte
North Platte, NE
Hydroelectric26 MWNebraska Public Power District
49.5 miJulesburg
Julesburg, CO
Oil3 MWCity Of Julesburg - (Co)

Power generation near this area

There are 4 power plants within 50 miles of Paxton, Nebraska (ZIP 69155), with a combined 1,442 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 2 of the 4 nearby plants. The closest plant is Gerald Gentleman at 11.8 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.

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