# Coal Plants Still Running in Nebraska: All 8 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> Nebraska has 8 coal plants still running (3.9% of the US), #9 by count and #5 per person. From EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Coal Plants Still Running in Nebraska

Nebraska has **8 coal plants still running**: 3.9% of the US total of 205\. That ranks **#9 by count** and **#5 per person** (0.4 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Nebraska has 8 coal plants still running, 3.9% of the US total of 205.
* That ranks #9 of 51 by count and #5 per person (0.4 per 100,000 residents).
* Pennsylvania has the most, with 13.
* Source: EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (U.S. Energy Information Administration), August 2026.

#5

national rank (per capita)

8

coal plants still running

0.4

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (U.S. Energy Information Administration)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/), August 2026\. Plants with at least one operating coal-fired generator. A plant counts once however many coal units it has. Plants that switched to gas are not counted.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Nebraska: 8 rows (CSV)](/downloads/coal-plants/nebraska.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/coal-plants/us.csv)

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## All 8 coal plants still running in Nebraska

| # | Name                            |
| - | ------------------------------- |
| 1 | Archer Daniels Midland Columbus |
| 2 | Gerald Gentleman                |
| 3 | Lon Wright                      |
| 4 | Nebraska City                   |
| 5 | North Omaha                     |
| 6 | Platte                          |
| 7 | Sheldon                         |
| 8 | Whelan Energy Center            |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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