Power plants operated by Nebraska Public Power District
Nebraska Public Power District operates 12 power plants in the 2025 EIA-860 data, with 3,008 MW of nameplate capacity, the 77th-largest fleet among the 5,826 operators on file. All of them are in Nebraska. Coal is 53% of the capacity; the largest site is Gerald Gentleman. Its oldest working unit dates from 1921, at Kearney.
- Coal1,591 MW53%
- Nuclear801 MW27%
- Natural gas356 MW12%
- Oil and petroleum173 MW5.8%
- Wind59.4 MW2.0%
- Hydroelectric27.7 MW0.9%
Capacity by decade it came online
NuclearCoalNatural gasOil and petroleumHydroelectricWind
Above the line: capacity operating in 2025. Below: capacity retired at these plants.
Plants
| Plant | State | Runs on | Capacity | First unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Gentleman | Nebraska | Coal | 1,363 MW | 1979 |
| Cooper Nuclear Station | Nebraska | Nuclear | 801 MW | 1974 |
| Beatrice | Nebraska | Natural gas | 247 MW | 2005 |
| Sheldon | Nebraska | Coal | 229 MW | 1961 |
| Canaday | Nebraska | Natural gas | 109 MW | 1958 |
| Ainsworth Wind | Nebraska | Wind | 59.4 MW | 2005 |
| Hallam | Nebraska | Oil and petroleum | 56.7 MW | 1973 |
| Hebron | Nebraska | Oil and petroleum | 56.7 MW | 1973 |
| McCook | Nebraska | Oil and petroleum | 56.7 MW | 1973 |
| North Platte | Nebraska | Hydroelectric | 26.2 MW | 1935 |
| Mobile | Nebraska | Oil and petroleum | 3.1 MW | 1980 |
| Kearney | Nebraska | Hydroelectric | 1.5 MW | 1921 |