NORTH OMAHA

How NORTH OMAHA compares

With 645 MW of capacity, NORTH OMAHA ranks 4th among the 86 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Nebraska and 3rd of the 8 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 15% of Nebraska's operating Coal capacity and 7.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 143rd-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1954, it is older than 65% of the 85 operating Nebraska plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, runs 6 operating plants in Nebraska totaling 2,853 MW. It shares Douglas County with 3 other operating plants, including JONES STREET and ELK CITY STATION.

EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 645 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 1,120 GWh in 2024 (a 20% capacity factor), down 37% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1954 and 1968.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, under 0.1 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 2,258 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is WALTER SCOTT JR ENERGY CENTER (1,779 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, 1623 Farnam - Omaha in Omaha, about 5.0 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology