Overview of solar power in the U.S. state of Nebraska
Solar power in Nebraska is used for only a very small percentage of the state's electricity, although it is rapidly becoming competitive with grid electricity, due to the decrease in cost and the eight-year[when?] extension to the 30% tax credit, which can be used to install systems of any size. In 2015, the state ranked 47th among the 50 U.S. states with 1.1 MW of installed capacity.[1]
Solar power and
wind power could be harvested to provide all of
Nebraska's energy need, although they would require either transmission lines to provide power when neither is available or
storage. Estimates show that Nebraska could generate 3,832,600 GWh/year from wind,[2] and 34.1% of demand from rooftop solar panels, using 8,200 MW of solar panels.[3]
Nebraska had seven utility-scale solar installations sized larger than 1.0 MW at the end of 2019.[4] These include a 5.8 MW system in
Kearney and a 3.6 MW system in
Lexington; both commissioned in 2017.[5] A 3.6 MW
community solar plant on the west side of
Lincoln was to be finished in 2016.[6]
^Sherwood, Larry (August 2012).
"U.S. Solar Market Trends 2011"(PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 17. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
^Sherwood, Larry (July 2009).
"U.S. Solar Market Trends 2008"(PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
^Sherwood, Larry (July 2012).
"U.S. Solar Market Trends 2012"(PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
^Sherwood, Larry (July 2014).
"U.S. Solar Market Trends 2013"(PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved 2014-09-26.