NextEra Wind Farm To Boost Nebraska Utility’s Renewables Generation
Posted by Betsy Lillian on July 14, 2017
Once NextEra’s Sholes wind facility comes online in Wayne County, Neb., the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) estimates that approximately 40% of its power generation will come from renewable energy sources.
Scheduled to become operational in December 2019, the 160 MW wind farm is being built by a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources.
Under a 20-year agreement, OPPD will purchase 100% of the facility’s power. Construction is slated to begin in March 2019.
Serving approximately 820,000 people in Nebraska, the OPPD is a publicly owned, business-managed electric utility governed by an elected board of eight directors. Currently, the majority of the utility’s power comes from two baseload power plants: North Omaha Station and Nebraska City Station.
OPPD also purchases power from the 400 MW Grande Prairie Wind Farm. At a recent board meeting, Tim Burke, OPPD’s president and CEO, discussed the company’s plans to pursue more renewables in the future.
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