Power plant · Nebraska, United States
Turtle Creek
Turtle Creek is a power plant in Nebraska, United States, with 528 MW of capacity, owned by Omaha Public Power District.
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 | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2025 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Omaha Public Power District | 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 | 528 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 41.0922, -96.1683 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Turtle Creek is the 5th-largest of 5 power plants in Nebraska and the 698th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 528 MW is <0.1% of the 839,036 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 | 5th of 5 | 4,726 MW | 11% |
| United States | 698th of 800 | 839,036 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 784th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 4 data centers (695 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Sarpy | Data center | 80 MW | Operating | 2.7 km |
| Google Omaha | Data center | 237 MW | Operating | 28 km |
| Google Council Bluffs (East) | Data center | 237 MW | Operating | 33 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Omaha Public Power District
- Nebraska City1,390 MW
- North Omaha645 MW
Other power plants in Nebraska
- Nebraska City1,390 MW
- Gerald Gentleman1,363 MW
- Cooper Nuclear Station801 MW
- North Omaha645 MW
- Princeton Road Station748 MW · planned
- Big Elk Solar100 MW · planned
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.