Nameplate capacity
46 MW
Rank in Nebraska
#45
of 138 plants
In service since
1936
January 1936
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Loup River Public Power Dist
- County
- Platte County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.38%
- Rank among hydro plants in Nebraska
- #3 of 9
- EIA plant code
- 2260
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 15 MW | 15 MW | 1936 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 15 MW | 15 MW | 1936 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 15 MW | 15 MW | 1936 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Nebraska
| McCook | Other | 57 MW |
| Kingsley | Hydro | 50 MW |
| TPW Petersburg | Wind | 41 MW |
| Crofton Bluffs Wind LLC | Wind | 40 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 46 MW solar plant and a 46 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Nebraska power plants · What Nebraska actually generates