Sarpy County
Natural gas power plant · Sarpy County, Nebraska
Nameplate capacity
338 MW
Rank in Nebraska
#8
of 138 plants
In service since
1972
June 1972
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Omaha Public Power District
- County
- Sarpy County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 2.79%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Nebraska
- #3 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 2292
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 106 MW | 107 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 59 MW | 46 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 59 MW | 48 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 55 MW | 55 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 55 MW | 57 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| BSD | Petroleum Liquids | 3.5 MW | 3.4 MW | 1996 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| Grande Prairie Wind Farm | Wind | 400 MW |
| Cass County | Natural gas | 345 MW |
| Whelan Energy Center | Coal | 324 MW |
| Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project | Wind | 318 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 338 MW solar plant and a 338 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