Power plants planned and retiring in Nebraska
Nebraska plans 1,912 MW, 17% of its 11,498 MW in service (19th of 51). 63 MW is being built or tested; natural gas leads at 1,681 MW.
Nebraska: planned against running
Nebraska planned, by fuel
- Solar 100 MW (5%)
- Storage 50 MW (3%)
- Wind 75 MW (4%)
- Natural gas 1,681 MW (88%)
- Oil 6 MW (0%)
Nebraska operating, by fuel
- Solar 159 MW (1%)
- Storage 8 MW (0%)
- Wind 3,532 MW (31%)
- Natural gas 2,558 MW (22%)
- Coal 3,816 MW (33%)
- Nuclear 768 MW (7%)
- Hydro 284 MW (2%)
- Oil 362 MW (3%)
- Other 12 MW (0%)
When Nebraska capacity arrives and leaves
MW due online and retiring in Nebraska, 2026 to 2029: 4 rows
| Year | Nebraska planned MW | Nebraska retiring MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 240 |
| 2027 | 179 | No data |
| 2028 | 221 | No data |
| 2029 | 1453 | No data |
4 rows from EIA-860M.
CSVNebraska projects dated after 2035 or without a year: 0 MW.
Where the Nebraska projects are
Nebraska: 8 counties shaded, darker for more planned MW.
Filter Nebraska planned projects
Filter the 10 planned project lines in Nebraska.
1,912 MW across 10 project lines, 17% of the 11,498 MW operating in Nebraska.
- Princeton Road Station, Lancaster: 696 MW natural gas, online 2029
- Cass County, Cass: 663 MW natural gas, online 2029
- Turtle Creek, Sarpy: 221 MW natural gas, online 2028
- Big Elk Solar, Washington: 100 MW solar, online 2027
- Terry Bundy Generating Station, Lancaster: 94 MW natural gas, online 2029
What the Nebraska numbers say
Nebraska runs 11,498 MW today. The planned list would add 1,912 MW (17%) while 240 MW (2%) of operating units carry a retirement date. Through 2035, Nebraska has 1,912 MW due online and 240 MW due to retire there.
Nebraska planned mix: 12% solar, storage and wind, 88% natural gas. Nebraska stages: 63 MW under construction or in testing, 884 MW permits received, not started, 269 MW permits pending, 696 MW early planning, no approvals started. Nebraska retired 34 MW from 2021 to 2026 and has 594 MW on the canceled or postponed list.
Nebraska capacity by fuel and status
| Nebraska fuel | Operating MW | Planned MW | Retiring MW | Retired MW | Canceled in Nebraska, MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 159 | 100 | – | – | – |
| Storage | 8 | 50 | – | – | – |
| Wind | 3,532 | 75 | – | 1 | 594 |
| Natural gas | 2,558 | 1,681 | 240 | 10 | – |
| Coal | 3,816 | – | – | – | – |
| Nuclear | 768 | – | – | – | – |
| Hydro | 284 | – | – | – | – |
| Oil | 362 | 6 | – | 16 | – |
| Other | 12 | – | – | 7 | – |
| All fuels | 11,498 | 1,912 | 240 | 34 | 594 |
Nebraska counties with the most planned capacity
| Nebraska county | Planned, MW | Generators | Largest fuel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster County | 790 | 16 | Natural gas |
| Cass County | 663 | 3 | Natural gas |
| Sarpy County | 228 | 4 | Natural gas |
| Washington County | 100 | 1 | Solar |
| Burt County | 75 | 1 | Wind |
| Jefferson County | 50 | 1 | Storage |
| Johnson County | 4 | 2 | Oil |
| Cuming County | 2 | 1 | Oil |
Largest planned projects in Nebraska
| Nebraska plant | County | Fuel | Stage | Due | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Road Station | Lancaster | Natural gas | Early planning, no approvals started | 2029 | 696 |
| Cass County | Cass | Natural gas | Permits received, not started | 2029 | 663 |
| Turtle Creek | Sarpy | Natural gas | Permits received, not started | 2028 | 221 |
| Big Elk Solar | Washington | Solar | Permits pending | 2027 | 100 |
| Terry Bundy Generating Station | Lancaster | Natural gas | Permits pending | 2029 | 94 |
| Burt County Wind | Burt | Wind | Permits pending | 2027 | 75 |
| Steele Flats Energy Storage | Jefferson | Storage | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 50 |
| Papillion Creek Wastewater | Sarpy | Natural gas | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 7 |
| Tecumseh | Johnson | Oil | Under construction or in testing | 2027 | 4 |
| Wisner | Cuming | Oil | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 2 |
Nebraska against its neighbors
Nebraska: planned MW equal 17% of operating. Bordering states: Colorado plans 29% of what it runs (13 points above Nebraska); Iowa plans 4% of what it runs (12 points below Nebraska); Kansas plans 11% of what it runs (6 points below Nebraska); Missouri plans 16% of what it runs (0 points below Nebraska); South Dakota plans 5% of what it runs (11 points below Nebraska); Wyoming plans 60% of what it runs (43 points above Nebraska).
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Sources
EIA-860M inventory for Nebraska: 309 operating generators, 10 planned lines, edition August 2026, retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Sources for {e(sn)}.
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Questions
Nebraska: how much new power plant capacity is planned?
1,912 MW, 17% of the 11,498 MW Nebraska runs. 63 MW is being built or tested in Nebraska.
Nebraska: what kind of power plants are planned?
Natural gas leads Nebraska with 1,681 of 1,912 planned MW.
Nebraska: which power plants are retiring?
240 MW of Nebraska units have a retirement date, of which 0 MW is coal and 240 MW natural gas.
Will Nebraska get all the planned plants?
Not necessarily. Nebraska has 594 MW canceled or postponed, and 34 MW (oil the largest group) retired from 2021 to 2026.