SHELDON
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 229 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Lancaster County
- Operator
- NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1961
- EIA plant ID
- 2277
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 653 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 33%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.5592, -96.7847
SHELDON, a 229 MW Coal power plant in Lancaster County, Nebraska. Operated by NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, commissioned 1961.
How SHELDON compares
With 229 MW of capacity, SHELDON ranks 11th among the 86 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Nebraska and 5th of the 8 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.4% of Nebraska's operating Coal capacity and 2.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 203rd-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1961, it is older than 54% of the 85 operating Nebraska plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, runs 12 operating plants in Nebraska totaling 3,065 MW. It shares Lancaster County with 5 other operating plants, including ROKEBY and TERRY BUNDY GENERATING STATION.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 229 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 653 GWh in 2024 (a 33% capacity factor), down 35% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1961 and 1965.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 671 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BEATRICE (303 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
SHELDON is a 229 MW coal power plant in Lancaster County, NE, operated by NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, commissioned in 1961. Lancaster County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.7 of 5 at the 92nd national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 97th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Lancaster County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.78 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 8.3 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 7.8 |
| Strong wind | Very High | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 4.5 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 13.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.88 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 45.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Lancaster County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Lancaster County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.