The Omaha Public Power District announced Wednesday that it has signed agreements involving two renewable energy projects, one of which is expected to begin generating electricity as soon as 2029.
The Omaha Public Power District's first utility-scale solar array, the 81-megawatt Platteview Solar plant, is seen around its opening in 2024 south of Nebraska Highway 92 near Yutan.
Photos: OPPD celebrates new facilities with ribbon cutting and ground breaking for a third
Javier Fernandez, OPPD president and CEO speaks to guests and media during the ribbon and ground breaking ceremony celebrating the completion of two new generation facilities in Papillion, on Thursday, Sep. 4, 2025.
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Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen speaks to guests and media during the ribbon and ground breaking ceremony celebrating the completion of two new generation facilities in Papillion, on Thursday, Sep. 4, 2025.
MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Guests and media listen and watch the ribbon and ground breaking ceremony celebrating the completion of two new generation facilities in Papillion, on Thursday, Sep. 4, 2025.
MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Two of the new generation facilities stand in the background during the ribbon and ground breaking ceremony celebrating the completion of two new generation facilities in Papillion, on Thursday, Sep. 4, 2025.
MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, Center, cuts a ribbon with OPPD president & CEO Javier Fernandez, left, with Papillion Mayor David Black during the ribbon and ground breaking ceremony celebrating the completion of two new generation facilities in Papillion, on Thursday, Sep. 4, 2025.
MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD
OPPD board members as well as special guests break ground for the third and new generation facility during the ribbon and ground breaking ceremony celebrating the completion of two new generation facilities in Papillion, on Thursday, Sep. 4, 2025.
MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Two of the new generation facilities stand in the background while construction for a third starts next to them during the ribbon and ground breaking ceremony celebrating the completion of two new generation facilities in Papillion, on Thursday, Sep. 4, 2025.
MATTHEW MUELLER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Two of the new generation facilities stand in the background while construction for a third starts next to them during the ribbon and ground breaking ceremony celebrating the completion of two new generation facilities in Papillion, on Thursday, Sep. 4, 2025.
The Omaha Public Power District's first utility-scale solar array, the 81-megawatt Platteview Solar plant, is seen around its opening in 2024 south of Nebraska Highway 92 near Yutan.
