🌬 Wind Power Plants in Nebraska
Nebraska operates 37 wind power plants totaling 3,524 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 11.8M MWh.
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.
Plants37operating
Capacity3,524 MWnameplate
Generation11.8M MWhannual
All Nebraska wind plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Prairie Wind Farm | O'neill | Holt County | 400 MW | Bhe Renewables, Llc |
| Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project | Dixon | Dixon County | 318 MW | Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project, Llc |
| Thunderhead Wind Energy Llc | Boone | Antelope County | 300 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| Milligan 1 Wind Farm | Western | Saline County | 300 MW | Milligan 1 Wind, Llc |
| Haystack Wind Project, Llc | Carroll | Wayne County | 298 MW | Haystack Wind Project, Llc |
| Little Blue Wind Project, Llc | Blue Hill | Webster County | 251 MW | Little Blue Wind Project, Llc |
| Plum Creek Wind Project (Ne) | Winside | Wayne County | 230 MW | Plum Creek Wind, Llc |
| Prairie Breeze | Elgin | Antelope County | 207 MW | Sunedison Llc |
| Upstream Wind Energy Llc | Neligh | Antelope County | 203 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| Sholes Wind Energy Center | Randolph | Wayne County | 160 MW | Sholes Wind Energy Center, Llc |
| Cottonwood Wind Energy Center | Blue Hill | Webster County | 90 MW | Cottonwood Wind Project |
| Elkhorn Ridge Wind Llc | Bloomfield | Knox County | 81 MW | Elkhorn Ridge Wind, Llc |
| Laredo Ridge Wind Llc | Petersburg | Boone County | 80 MW | Laredo Ridge Wind Llc |
| Broken Bow Wind Llc | Broken Bow | Custer County | 80 MW | Broken Bow Wind Llc |
| Steele Flats Wind Project Llc | Diller | Jefferson County | 75 MW | Steele Flats Wind Project Llc |
| Prairie Breeze Ii | Elgin | Antelope County | 73 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| Broken Bow Wind Ii, Llc | Broken Bow | Custer County | 73 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| Flat Water Wind Farm Llc | Du Bois | Richardson County | 60 MW | Flat Water Wind Farm Llc |
| Ainsworth Wind | Ainsworth | Brown County | 59 MW | Nebraska Public Power District |
| Tpw Petersburg | Petersburg | Boone County | 41 MW | Tpw Petersburg Llc |
| Crofton Bluffs Wind Llc | Bloomfield | Knox County | 40 MW | Crofton Bluffs Wind, Llc |
| Prairie Breeze Iii | Elgin | Antelope County | 36 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| Kimball Wind | Kimball | Kimball County | 30 MW | Kimball Wind, Llc |
| Creston Ridge Ii, Llc | Creston | Platte County | 7 MW | Creston Ridge Ii, Llc |
| Perennial Windfarm | Fairmont | Fillmore County | 7 MW | Perennial Wind, Llc |
| Creston Ridge Wind Farm | Creston | Platte County | 7 MW | Creston Ridge, Llc |
| Sppw1, Llc | Upland | Franklin County | 6 MW | Sppw1, Llc |
| Springview | Springview | Keya Paha County | 3 MW | Bluestem Llc |
| Polk County Renewables, Llc | Osceola | Polk County | 3 MW | Polk County Renewables, Llc |
| Cuming County Renewables, Llc | Wisner | Cuming County | 3 MW | Cuming County Renewables. Llc |
| Valentine Wind, Llc | Valentine | Cherry County | 2 MW | Valentine Wind, Llc |
| Ccc Hastings Wind Turbine | Hastings | Adams County | 2 MW | Ccc Hastings Renewable Energy, Llc |
| Seward Wind Farm | Seward | Seward County | 2 MW | Seward Wind Llc |
| Salt Valley Wind Plant | Lincoln | Lancaster County | 1 MW | Lincoln Electric System |
| Burt County Wind | Oakland | Burt County | — | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| Emerick Wind | Emerick | Madison County | — | Emerick Wind, Llc |
| Swan Creek Wind | Friend | Saline County | — | Swan Creek Wind Llc |