How many solar farms are planned in Nebraska?

Developers have proposed 15 solar farms in Nebraska with 2.8 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned solar farm in Nebraska?

Burt Solar in Burt County, Nebraska is the largest planned, at 500 MW. It is expected to come online in 2029.

Who is developing solar farms 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.

Planned solar farms in Nebraska

Developers have proposed 15 solar farms in Nebraska with 2.8 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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See operating solar farms in Nebraska

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

More planned solar farms in Nebraska are expected online in 2030 than in any other year

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Planned solar farms by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned solar farms in Nebraska

Planned, by capacity

#	Solar farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Burt Solar	Burt County	2029	500 MW
2	Burt Solar	Burt County	2030	350 MW
3	Burt County Solar (Sandhills Energy)	Burt County	2028	250 MW
4	Syracuse Solar	Syracuse County	2030	250 MW
5	Lancaster Solar	Lancaster County	2029	225 MW
6	Pierce Solar	Pierce County	2031	221 MW
7	Pierce Solar	Pierce County	2031	202 MW
8	Burt Solar	Burt County	2029	200 MW
9	Butler Solar	Butler County	2027	175 MW
10	Lancaster Solar	Lancaster County	2030	113 MW

Planned solar farms expected online soonest in Nebraska

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Solar farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Lancaster Solar	Lancaster County	2026	74 MW
2	Lancaster Solar	Lancaster County	2026	51 MW
3	Butler Solar	Butler County	2027	175 MW
4	Big Elk Solar	Washington County	2027	100 MW

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

How Cleanview tracks solar farms

Operating solar farms 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 solar farms in Nebraska

How many solar farms are planned in Nebraska?: Developers have proposed 15 solar farms in Nebraska with 2.8 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned solar farm in Nebraska?: Burt Solar in Burt County, Nebraska is the largest planned, at 500 MW. It is expected to come online in 2029.
Who is developing solar farms 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.