Wind power in Nebraska

Wind power in Nebraska remains largely untapped in comparison with its potential. In the Great Plains, with more than 47,000 farms and open skies it ranks near the top in the United States in its ability to generate energy from wind.[1] As of 2015, the state had not adopted a renewable portfolio standard.[2] Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) is one of the state's largest purchasers of wind energy.[3]

2006 United States Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory NE wind resource map
Salt Valley, near Lincoln, 2006

In 2016, Nebraska had 1,335 MW of installed wind power generation capacity, producing 10.1% of the electricity generated in-state.[4] This increased to a capacity of 2,142 MW and a 19.92% of generation in 2019.[5]

Wind for Schools

An initiative of the Department of Energy, the Wind for Schools program supported the construction of small scale wind turbines at schools throughout state to encourages the incorporation of renewable energy education into the science curriculum. In Nebraska, wind turbines were installed at twenty-five K-12 schools, four community colleges and the Wind Applications Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.[6] Locations include various elementary and high schools, and community colleges including those Bancroft, Bloomfield, Cedar Rapids, Crawford, Creighton, Diller-Odell High School, Elkhorn Valley, Hastings, Hayes Center, Hyannis, Logan View, Loup City, Merdian-Daykin, Mullen, Norfolk, Norris,[7] Oshkosh, Papillion-LaVista South High School, Pleasanton, Superior, West Holt and Southeast Community College,[8][9]

Utility installations

Nebraska's first utility-scale wind project with two 750 kW Zond wind turbines came on-line in 1998 west of Springview and operated until 2007.[10]

Site[10]LocationCoordinatesCommissionedSize (MW)Turbines:
number, type and model		Notes
OPPD/Valmont IndustriesDouglas, Otoe County40.593056°N 96.387222°W / 40.593056; -96.38722220010.72 Vestas V47Valmont prototype[11] Omaha Public Power District
Kimball Wind Projectnear Kimball, Kimball County200230MEAN[12]
Ainsworth Wind Energynear Ainsworth, Brown200559.4Vestas V82Renewable Energy Systems[13]
Elkhorn Ridge Wind FarmKnox200981.0Vestas V90-3.0
Flat Water Wind Farmnear Humboldt, Richardson201060.0GE 1.5Renewable Energy Systems[14]
Laredo Ridge Wind FarmPetersburg, Boone201080.0GE 1.5 xle
Springview IInear Springview, Keya Paha20113.0Vensys 77direct-drive turbine
TPE Petersburg Wind Farmnear Petersburg, Boone201140.5GE1.5 xle-ess
Broken Bow Wind Farm 1Broken Bow, Custer41.400029°N 99.573412°W / 41.400029; -99.573412201280.0GE 1.5sle
Broken Bow Wind Farm 2Broken Bow, Custer201280.050 GE Energy 1.5sleSempra & Con Ed[15]
Crofton Bluffs Wind FarmCrofton, Knox201242.0Vestas V90[16]
Steele Flats Wind FarmSteele City and Odell
Jefferson & Gage		201475.0
Prairie Breeze Wind FarmAntelope Boone, & Madison2014200.6Invenergy[17]
Prairie Breeze II, IIIAntelope and Boone Counties2015109.2Invenergy[18]
Grande Prairie Wind FarmO'Neill, Holt42.608056°N 98.428333°W / 42.608056; -98.4283332016400200 Vestas V110-2.0BHE Renewables[19][18]
Cottonwood WindWebster40.240168°N 98.405956°W / 40.240168; -98.405956201790Siemans VS 2.3[20][21]
Kimball Wind FarmKimball201830GE[22][23][24]
Upstream2018202GE[25]
Rattlesnake CreekDixon2018318Nordex[25]
Seward Wind Project Seward , 40.895297°N 97.195383°W / 40.895297; -97.195383 2018 1.7 GE 1.7 MW Bluestem Energy Solutions [26]

Statistics
Nebraska Wind Generation Capacity by Year
Megawatts of Wind Capacity[27]

See also

References
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  2. "State Renewable Portfolio Standards and Goals". National Association of State Legislatures. February 19, 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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  5. Wind Energy in Nebraska
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  13. Administrator. "RES Americas". res-americas.com. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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  17. "Invenergy LLC > Projects by Country > United States > Prairie Breeze". invenergyllc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  18. Nebraska's Wind Energy
  19. Mortensen Construction
  20. "Wind Turbines Going Up in Webster County". Hastings Tribune. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  21. AWEA Fourth Quarter 2017 Market Report Public Version
  22. "Kimball Wind Facility Goes Online". NMPP Energy. August 2, 2018. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  23. Mooney, Kevin (March 6, 2017). "Larger Kimball wind project to replace existing one". KNEB. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  24. Lillian, Betsy (2018-07-31). "GE-Powered Kimball Wind Project Begins Operations In Nebraska". North American Windpower. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  25. AWEA Fourth Quarter 2018 Market Report Public Version
  26. Bluestem Energy Solutions
  27. WINDExchange: U.S. Installed and Potential Wind Power Capacity and Generation
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