How many natural gas power plants are in Nebraska?

Nebraska has 33 operating utility-scale natural gas power plants with 2.9 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest natural gas power plant in Nebraska?

Turtle Creek in Sarpy County, Nebraska is the largest, at 528 MW. It came online in 2025.

How many natural gas power plants were built in Nebraska in 2025?

2 natural gas power plants came online in Nebraska in 2025, with 691 MW of capacity.

Who is developing natural gas power plants in Nebraska?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Natural gas power plants in Nebraska

Nebraska has 33 operating natural gas power plants with 2.9 GW of capacity. 2 came online in 2025.

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See planned natural gas power plants in Nebraska

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Nebraska had 29 natural gas power plants online in 2016 and 33 in 2026

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Natural gas power plants online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest natural gas power plants in Nebraska

Operating, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Turtle Creek	Sarpy County	2025	528 MW
2	Cass County	Cass County	2003	345 MW
3	Sarpy County	Sarpy County	2000	335 MW
4	North Omaha	Douglas County	1959	291 MW
5	Rokeby	Lancaster County	2001	263 MW
6	Beatrice	Gage County	2005	247 MW
7	Terry Bundy Generating Station	Lancaster County	2004	210 MW
8	Standing Bear Lake	Douglas County	2025	163 MW
9	C W Burdick	Hall County	2003	143 MW
10	Canaday	Gosper County	1958	109 MW

Natural gas power plants that came online most recently in Nebraska

Newest first

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Standing Bear Lake	Douglas County	2025	163 MW
2	Turtle Creek	Sarpy County	2025	528 MW
3	Western Sugar Coop - Scottsbluff	Scotts Bluff County	2023	7 MW
4	Falls City	Richardson County	2018	30 MW
5	Beatrice	Gage County	2005	247 MW
6	Terry Bundy Generating Station	Lancaster County	2004	210 MW
7	Lon Wright	Dodge County	2003	40 MW
8	Cass County	Cass County	2003	345 MW
9	C W Burdick	Hall County	2003	143 MW
10	Rokeby	Lancaster County	2001	263 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks natural gas power plants

Operating natural gas power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about natural gas power plants in Nebraska

How many natural gas power plants are in Nebraska?: Nebraska has 33 operating utility-scale natural gas power plants with 2.9 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest natural gas power plant in Nebraska?: Turtle Creek in Sarpy County, Nebraska is the largest, at 528 MW. It came online in 2025.
How many natural gas power plants were built in Nebraska in 2025?: 2 natural gas power plants came online in Nebraska in 2025, with 691 MW of capacity.
Who is developing natural gas power plants in Nebraska?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.