Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in Nebraska
12 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in Nebraska, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.
At a glance
What kinds of former sites are in Nebraska?
By former use, the list includes 5 natural gas, 3 oil, 1 nuclear, 1 hydroelectric, 1 Superfund, 1 landfill. Recorded retirement dates run from December 2003 to December 2024, with 6 retirements in 2015 or later. 10 of 12 sites with a measured distance sit within 2 miles of a transmission substation.
How does Nebraska compare with other states?
Nebraska ranks 42nd of 50 states and DC by number of brownfield and retired-generation sites, out of 2,085 nationally. By recorded capacity (634 MW) it ranks 40th, against 289,280 MW across all states. The state also has 2,329 scored datacenter candidate sites, 9 of them classed as brownfield sites, averaging 51.8 on the 0–100 DC Readiness scale.
Where in Nebraska are these sites?
- Washington County · 1
- Hall County · 1
- Kimball County · 1
- Saline County · 1
- Scotts Bluff County · 1
- Cuming County · 1
- Cheyenne County · 1
- Boyd County · 1
- Furnas County · 1
- York County · 1
All brownfield and retired plant sites in Nebraska
| Site | Former use | Capacity | Retired | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Calhoun | nuclear | 502 MW | 2016-10-01 | Washington |
| C W Burdick | gas | 98 MW | 2017-09-01 | Hall |
| Kimball | oil | 10 MW | 2024-12-01 | Kimball |
| Crete | gas | 8 MW | 2013-04-01 | Saline |
| Western Sugar Coop - Scottsbluff | gas | 5 MW | 2022-04-01 | Scotts Bluff |
| West Point Municipal | gas | 4 MW | 2018-11-01 | Cuming |
| Sidney (NE) | gas | 3 MW | 2013-05-01 | Cheyenne |
| Spencer Hydro | hydro | 2 MW | 2019-03-01 | Boyd |
| Cambridge | oil | 1 MW | 2005-03-01 | Furnas |
| Mobile | oil | 1 MW | 2003-12-01 | York |
| Former Nebraska Ordnance Plant | superfund | 0 MW | — | — |
| York Landfill Solar | landfill | — | — | — |
Frequently asked questions
How many retired power plants are in Nebraska?
GridCensus lists 10 retired power plant sites in Nebraska from EIA-860 retirement records. 10 have a recorded retirement date, 6 of them in 2015 or later.
What is the largest retired power plant or brownfield site in Nebraska?
Fort Calhoun in Blair is the largest by recorded capacity, at 502 MW. It is followed by C W Burdick (98 MW) and Kimball (9.6 MW).
Which power plant in Nebraska retired most recently?
Kimball has the latest recorded retirement date in the state, December 2024, with 9.6 MW of capacity.
Which county in Nebraska has the most brownfield and retired plant sites?
Washington County has the most, with 1, followed by Hall County with 1.
How many EPA brownfield sites in Nebraska have completed cleanup?
2 of the 2 EPA-tracked sites listed for Nebraska are recorded as cleanup complete.
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More on Nebraska, and states with similar counts
- Datacenter candidate sites in Nebraska· 2,329 sites
- Electric substations in Nebraska· 28 named
- Brownfield candidate sites nationwide
- Brownfield sites by state
- Brownfield sites in Mississippi· 13 sites
- Brownfield sites in Wyoming· 11 sites
- Brownfield sites in Oregon· 15 sites
- Brownfield sites in South Dakota· 10 sites
About this data
Source: EIA-860 retired generating units and EPA RE-Powering America's Land contaminated-site records, as published March 6, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Brownfield and retired power plant sites in Nebraska”, https://gridcensus.com/brownfield-sites/nebraska (data as of March 6, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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