Turtle Creek — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 64547
- Capacity
- 792 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Sarpy, NE
- Operating Since
- 2025
- Generators
- 3
- Operator
- Omaha Public Power District
- Parent Company
- Omaha Public Power District
- Annual Generation
- 380,105 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 5.4%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Turtle Creek
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #2 of 32 Natural Gas plants in NE#253 of 2009 nationally
792 MW Natural Gas operating in Sarpy, NE — Southwest Power Pool
EIA
792 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
2025
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.0922, -96.1683
County
Sarpy, NE
Nearby Plants
- Sarpy CountyNatural Gas338.4 MW · 18.7 km
- Platteview Solar LLCSolar81 MW · 20.8 km
- Cass CountyNatural Gas1137 MW · 23.5 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Omaha Public Power District | Omaha Public Power District | — |
| Owner(s) | Omaha Public Power District | Omaha Public Power District | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Turtle Creek is a 792 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Sarpy County, Nebraska. The plant, which began operating in 2025, is owned and operated by Omaha Public Power District. It utilizes natural gas-fired combustion turbine technology across its three generators. Turtle Creek operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
The plant's latest annual generation was 380,105 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 5.4%. Turtle Creek is the second-largest power plant in Nebraska out of 10 total plants in the state, and ranks 257th nationally out of 945 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
161 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Political Subdivision
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
7.7K MWh
Latest Month
380.1K MWh
Annual Generation
5.4%
Capacity Factor
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
OPPD.TRTL2
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
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NWS Omaha/Valley NE·5 days ago
Industry·corporate
Nebraska utilities dealing with energy growth 'we probably haven't seen since post-World War II'
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NPPD (operator)
Nebraska Public Media·3 months ago
Deals·debt financing
Omaha Public Power District returns to market with refunding deal
A new combustion turbine is transported to Omaha Public Power District's Turtle Creek Station in November as part of an expansion of the...
Omaha Public Power District (other)
Bond Buyer·3 months ago
Industry·corporate
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PA Department of Community & Economic Development (.gov)·5 months ago
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