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This is a list of unincorporated communities in Nebraska. All communities on this list are census-designated places , are listed on the official Nebraska highway map, have post offices located in the community, or have FIPS place codes .
Wind power in Nebraska remains largely untapped in comparison with its potential. In the Great Plains , with more than 47,000 farms and open skies it ranks near the top in the United States in its ability to generate energy from wind. [ 1 ]
Bison cows at the Niobrara Valley Preserve.. The Niobrara Valley Preserve is one of the largest areas of land devoted to conservation in the Great Plains.The preserve protects 25 miles (40 km) of the south bank of the Niobrara River and 8.5 miles (14 km) of the north bank.
A business improvement district (BID) is a defined area within whichever businesses elect to pay an additional fee (or assessment) in order to fund projects within the district's boundaries. A BID is not a tax, as taxes fund the government. BID funds are collected and used for the exclusive benefit of the industry that pays the assessment.
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Nebraska, sorted by type and name. In 2022, Nebraska had a total summer capacity of 10,800 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 40,692 GWh. [ 2 ]
Gavins Point Dam is a 1.9-mile-long (3 km) embankment rolled-earth and chalk-fill dam which spans the Missouri River and impounds Lewis and Clark Lake.The dam joins Cedar County, Nebraska with Yankton County, South Dakota a distance of 811.1 river miles (1,305 km) upstream of St. Louis, Missouri, where the river joins the Mississippi River.
The station was located around 2 miles (3.2 km) south and 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Sutherland, Nebraska [3] and 5 miles (8 km) west of where the Oregon and California Trails climbed up the bluffs. [5] View from O'Fallons Bluff facing northeast. The iron hoops mark the location of ruts left by wagons crossing the bluffs.
Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) is the largest electric utility in the state of Nebraska, serving all or parts of 84 (of 93) counties. [1] It was formed on January 1, 1970, when Consumers Public Power District, Platte Valley Public Power and Irrigation District (PVPPID) and Nebraska Public Power System merged to become Nebraska Public Power District.