Standing Bear Lake — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 64548
- Capacity
- 162.9 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- Douglas, NE
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 9
- Operator
- Omaha Public Power District
- Parent Company
- Omaha Public Power District
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Standing Bear Lake
Under constructionNatural Gas
Ranked #7 of 32 Natural Gas plants in NE#806 of 2009 nationally
162.9 MW Natural Gas under construction in Douglas, NE — Southwest Power Pool
EIA
162.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
9
Generators
units
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.3158, -96.0939
County
Douglas, NE
Nearby Plants
- North OmahaNatural Gas644.7 MW · 12.3 km
- Elk City StationLandfill Gas6.4 MW · 15.4 km
- Jones StreetDistillate Oil130 MW · 16.0 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 | Under construction | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Standing Bear Lake is a natural gas-fired power plant located in Douglas County, Nebraska. The plant has a total capacity of 162.9 MW, distributed across 9 natural gas internal combustion engine generators. It is owned and operated by Omaha Public Power District.
The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Standing Bear Lake ranks as the 8th largest power plant in Nebraska out of 10, and nationally it ranks 805th 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
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
OPPD.BEAR6
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (10)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Monona; Harrison; Shelby; Pottawattamie; Mills; Montgomery; Fremont; Page; Knox; Cedar; Thurston; An
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 1:04PM CDT until March 22 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
NWS Omaha/Valley NE·5 days ago
Regulatory·state puc
Nebraska AG sues OPPD, targets North Omaha power plant changes and ‘net-zero’ plan
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers sued the Omaha Public Power District to stop energy production changes at a North Omaha power plant.
Nebraska AG (regulator)Mike Hilgers (regulator)
Nebraska Examiner·5 months ago
Grid·capacity addition
OPPD cuts ribbon at Standing Bear Lake, Turtle Creek power stations
Years after the Omaha Public Power District started moving some massive pieces of equipment to Turtle Creek, the station is officially up...
OPPD (operator)
KETV·6 months ago
Grid·capacity addition
OPPD opens two new facilities to keep up with growing demand
The Omaha Public Power District has brought two new natural gas power stations online to support growing energy demand across Nebraska.
OPPD (operator)
KMTV 3 News Now·6 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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