This in-depth discussion includes the history of the Sutherland Project located on the Platte River, its importance to Nebraska and NPPD s effort to relicense the project. This presentation discusses what deregulation is, what other states are doing, what Nebraska is doing and NPPD's position on deregulation. The benefits of public power also are discussed. This topic includes a discussion on the first wind turbines in Nebraska. Please contact us if there is another subject you would like a speaker to address.
Tours are available during summer months only.
Gerald Gentleman Station, located five miles south of Sutherland, is Nebraska s largest generating facility. When both units are running at full capacity, this coal-fired plant is capable of producing 1,300 megawatts of electricity. Sheldon Station - Hallam Sheldon Station is located approximately 17 miles south and five miles west of Lincoln, near Hallam, Nebraska. It was the site of the first sodium graphite nuclear power plant in the nation. The nuclear portion was ordered decommissioned in 1964.