# Whelan Energy Center

SPP asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/whelan-energy-center

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 60 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- coal: 324.3 MW operating nameplate
- Capacity basis: operating_generator_nameplate_mw
- Source inventory: [EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/august_generator2026.xlsx)
- Inventory retrieved: 2026-10-10T02:12:40.665346+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -98.31244, 40.580872
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2022-08-26 02:58:32+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:22.327361+00:00

Battery power (MW) and stored energy (MWh) are separate measures. Shared physical-site membership does not establish electrical connectivity, settlement or a common export limit.

## Reviewed overview

Whelan Energy Center is a coal-fired generating station near Hastings, Nebraska. Its Unit 2 is a 220 MW pulverized coal unit that began commercial operation in 2011. It is owned by the Public Power Generation Agency, a joint action agency formed in 2005 by the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska, Heartland Energy, Grand Island Utilities, Hastings Utilities and Nebraska City Utilities, with Hastings Utilities acting as operating agent.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 324.3 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 60 — plant-60

## Facts

- **Technology:** Conventional Steam Coal
- **Operator:** Public Power Generation Agency
- **Operating status:** Operating

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** Public Power Generation Agency — owner
- **Owner / market participant:** Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska — owner
- **Owner / market participant:** Heartland Energy — owner ([source](https://www.hcpd.com))
- **Owner / market participant:** Grand Island Utilities — owner
- **Owner / operator:** Hastings Utilities — owner
- **Owner / market participant:** Nebraska City Utilities — owner

## Sources

- [hcpd.com](https://www.hcpd.com/about/power-supply) — hcpd.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [publicpower.org](https://www.publicpower.org/node/30592) — publicpower.org · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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