Wind power in Nebraska

2006 United States Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory NE wind resource map

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 2014, installed wind capacity was 812 MW produced by 475 wind turbines at 16 wind farms and other facilities the state,[2][3] up from 459 MW in 2012.[4] As of 2015, the state had not adopted a renewable portfolio standard.[5] Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) is one of the state's largest purchasers of wind energy.[6]

Salt Valley, near Lincoln, 2006

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.[7] 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,[8] Oshkosh, Papillion-LaVista South High School, Pleasanton, Superior, West Holt and Southeast Community College,[9][10]

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.[11]

Site[11] Location Coordinates Commissioned Size (MW) Turbines:
number, type and model 		Notes
OPPD/Valmont Industries Douglas, Otoe County 40°35′35″N 96°23′14″W / 40.593056°N 96.387222°W / 40.593056; -96.387222 2001 0.7 2 Vestas V47 Valmont prototype[12] Omaha Public Power District
Kimball Wind Project near Kimball, Red Willow 2002 10.5 MEAN[13]
Ainsworth Wind Energy near Ainsworth, Brown 2005 59.4 Vestas V82 Renewable Energy Systems[14]
Elkhorn Ridge Wind Farm Knox 2009 81.0 Vestas V90-3.0
Flat Water Wind Farm near Humboldt, Richardson 2010 60.0 GE 1.5 Renewable Energy Systems[15]
Laredo Ridge Wind Farm Petersburg, Boone 2010 80.0 GE 1.5 xle
Springview II near Springview, Keya Paha 2011 3.0 Vensys 77 direct-drive turbine
TPE Petersburg Wind Farm near Petersburg, Boone 2011 40.5 GE1.5 xle-ess
Broken Bow Wind Farm 1 Broken Bow, Custer 41°24′00″N 99°34′24″W / 41.400029°N 99.573412°W / 41.400029; -99.573412 2012 80.0 GE 1.5sle
Broken Bow Wind Farm 2 Broken Bow, Custer 2012 80.0 50 GE Energy 1.5sle Sempra & Con Ed[16]
Crofton Bluffs Wind Farm Crofton, Knox 2012 42.0 Vestas V90 [17]
Steele Flats Wind Farm Steele City and Odell
Jefferson & Gage 		2014 75.0
Prairie Breeze Wind Farm Antelope Boone, & Madison 2014 200.6 Invenergy[18]
Grande Prairie Wind Farm O'Neill, Holt 2016 (planned) 400 200 Vestas V110-2.0 Geronimo Energy[19][20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NRDC: Renewable Energy in Nebraska". nrdc.org. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Wind Energy". Nebraska Power Association. 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Nebraska Wind Energy" (PDF). American Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Renewable Energy in Nebraska" (PDF). Acore. October 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "State Renewable Portfolio Standards and Goals". National Association of State Legislatures. February 19, 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.oppd.com/media/176293/2014-quick-facts-web.pdf
  7. ↑ Algis Laukaitis - Lincoln Journal Star. "Wind for Schools program ends, but learning continues". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Wind turbine makes its west campus debut". norris160.org. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Nebraska Schools". caesenergy.org. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "WINDExchange: Nebraska Wind for Schools Project Surpasses Original Goal: A Wind Powering America Success Story". energy.gov. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Nebraska Wind Farms". Kansas Energy Information. 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Valmont demonstrates innovative wind energy structure". power-eng.com. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "NMPP Energy™ - Kimball Wind Project Map of Participants". nmppenergy.org. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  14. ↑ Administrator. "RES Americas". res-americas.com. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  15. ↑ Administrator. "RES Americas". res-americas.com. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Broken Bow II - Energy Solutions - Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, LLC". semprausgp.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Crofton Bluffs wind farm". thewindpower.net. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "Invenergy LLC > Projects by Country > United States > Prairie Breeze". invenergyllc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  19. ↑ http://www.geronimoenergy.com/ourprojects/grandeprairie
  20. ↑ Mortensen Construction
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