5.8 MW Solar operating in Buffalo, NE — Southwest Power Pool
5.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Coordinates
40.7220, -99.0401
County
Buffalo, NE
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | SoCore Energy LLC | SoCore Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | SoCore 2016 ProjectCo 2 LLC | SoCore 2016 ProjectCo 2 LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as SoCore 2016 ProjectCo 2 LLC [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
The Kearney NPPD Solar Project is a 5.8 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Buffalo County, Nebraska. It began operating in 2017 and is owned and operated by SoCore Energy LLC. The plant utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. It is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and falls within the Midcontinent Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, the Kearney NPPD Solar Project generated 8,593 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 16.9%. The plant is ranked as the 4th largest solar facility out of 18 in Nebraska, and nationally it is ranked 2150 out of 7108 solar plants. Financial data is available for the facility from LBNL, though specific figures are not provided.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
262 MWh
Latest Month
8.6K MWh
Annual Generation
16.9%
Capacity Factor
$67.1/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$24.2/MWh
Energy Value
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
N.E. Kearney Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
NPPD.TECH.1
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
Red Flag Warning: Phillips; Smith; Jewell; Rooks; Osborne; Mitchell; Valley; Greeley; Nance; Sherman; Howard; Merrick;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 9:20AM CDT until March 22 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Last updated 2026-03-21
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