Power plant · Nebraska, United States
Fort Calhoun Power Plant
Fort Calhoun Power Plant is a closed nuclear power plant in Nebraska, United States, with 502 MW of capacity, operated by Omaha Public Power District.
Grid connection
It closed in 2016, which freed up a 502 MW grid connection at 345 kV to the grid of Omaha Public Power District, unless it has been reassigned since.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Nebraska | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1973 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2016 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Omaha Public Power District | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 502 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Omaha Public Power District | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 345 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 41.5205, -96.0775 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Fort Calhoun is the 6th-largest of 6 power plants in Nebraska and the 773rd-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 502 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 6th of 6 | 5,228 MW | 9.6% |
| United States | 773rd of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,185th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 20 data centers (4 operating, 791 MW) and 2 mines (1 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Calhoun Underground Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 7.5 km |
| Google Omaha | Data center | 237 MW | Operating | 20 km |
| Data center | — | — | 20 km | |
| Verizon | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
| Waterloo Sand | Mine | — | Closed | 34 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Omaha Public Power District
- Nebraska City1,390 MW
- North Omaha645 MW
- Turtle Creek528 MW
Other power plants in Nebraska
- Nebraska City1,390 MW
- Gerald Gentleman1,363 MW
- Cooper Nuclear Station801 MW
- North Omaha645 MW
- Turtle Creek528 MW
- Princeton Road Station748 MW · planned
- Big Elk Solar100 MW · planned
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
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