Solar power in Nebraska
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Solar power in Nebraska is used for only a very small percentage of the state's electricity, although it is rapidly becoming competitive with grid electricity, due to the decrease in cost and the 30% tax credit, which can be used to install systems of any size. In 2024, the state ranked 44th among the 50 U.S. states with 203 MW of installed capacity.[1]
Solar power and wind power could be harvested to provide all of Nebraska's energy need, although they would require either transmission lines to provide power when neither is available or storage. Estimates show that Nebraska could generate 3,832,600 GWh/year from wind,[2] and 34.1% of demand from rooftop solar panels, using 8,200 MW of solar panels.[3]
Utility installations
Nebraska had seven utility-scale solar installations sized larger than 1.0 MW at the end of 2019.[4] These include a 5.8 MW system in Kearney and a 3.6 MW system in Lexington; both commissioned in 2017.[5] A 3.6 MW community solar plant on the west side of Lincoln was to be finished in 2016.[6]
Project Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MWAC) | Year Opened | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Platteview Solar | Saunders County | 81 | 2024 | [7] | |
City of Lexington | Dawson County | 3.6 | 2017 | ||
Fort Calhoun | Washington County | 5.0 | 2019 | ||
Hastings | Adams County | 1.5 | 2019 | ||
Holdrege | Lancaster County | 4.0 | 2016 | ||
Kearney | Buffalo County | 5.8 | 2017 | ||
Lon Wright | Dodge County | 2.3 | 2018 | ||
South Sioux City | Dakota County | 2.3 | 2016 |
Statistics
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Year | Capacity | Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 0.2 | 0.2 | >100% |
2011 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 50% |
2012 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 33% |
2013 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 50% |
2014 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 33% |
2015 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 37% |
2016 | 14.2 | 13.1 | 1190% |
2017 | 35.2 | 21.0 | 148% |
2018 | 43.2 | 8.0 | 23% |
2019 | 55.2 | 12.0 | 28% |
2020 | 63.0 | 7.8 | 14% |
2021 | 73.6 | 10.6 | % |
2022 | 83 | 9.4 | % |
Year | Total | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
2020 | 55 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
2021 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
See also
External links
- Comparison of Solar Power Potential by State
- Nebraska solar cost estimate
- Renewable energy map
- Renewable energy policies and incentives
References
- ^ "Nebraska Solar | SEIA". www.seia.org. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ Estimates of Windy Land Area and Wind Energy Potential, by State
- ^ Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Technical Potential in the United States
- ^ Energy Information Administration (15 September 2020). "Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B)". eia.gov. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020.
- ^ Solar Energy Generation in Nebraska, Nebraska Energy Office, May 12, 2016
- ^ Solar power on the rise in Nebraska, Fred Knapp, NET News, May 31, 2016
- ^ Baker, Jodi (2024-07-11). "Launching OPPD's first utility-scale solar project - OPPD". The Wire. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "PV Watts". NREL. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (August 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2011" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (July 2009). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2008" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (July 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2012" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (July 2014). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2013" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ^ Nebraska Solar
- ^ "Electricity Data Browser". U.S. Department of Energy. March 28, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
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