Nebraska (NE) data center power coverage
Real, sourced large-load tariff and interconnection research on file for Nebraska — never inferred, never scraped, never implied beyond what's actually been checked.
Large-load tariffs
Nebraska public power suppliers (OPPD, NPPD, LES, and other municipal/cooperative utilities) — Large Load Customer Regulation Act
ThresholdLarge load customer: new/expanded interconnection request with total load at a single site exceeding 20 MW. Separately, a 'data center' for infrastructure-cost-recovery purposes is defined at 10 MW or more of peak electricity demand.
StatusLB1010's Large Load Customer Regulation Act (Sections 1-4) requires every Nebraska public power supplier to set interconnection standards for large load customers (>20 MW at a site), including: a study fee of $50,000 or $1,000/MW (whichever is greater), completed within 1 year of fee receipt; a site-control demonstration method; financial commitment requirements for transmission/generation infrastructure; and disclosure of competing/duplicate service requests. Suppliers are separately authorized to negotiate rates/charges that fairly allocate system costs and mitigate stranded-asset risk, and to require demand response/curtailment during grid emergencies. A second, separately amended section (Neb. Rev. Stat. 70-1506) lets a public power supplier require a cryptocurrency-mining operation or a 10 MW+ data center to pay the full infrastructure-upgrade cost (direct payment or letter of credit) after a required load study, with requirements that must be 'fair, reasonable, and not unduly discriminatory.' This is enabling/framework legislation — confirm the specific dollar terms with the analyst's actual Nebraska utility, which may not have finalized its own large-load tariff yet. SEPARATELY (read directly from governor.nebraska.gov): Gov. Pillen's Executive Order 26-17 (July 21, 2026) ends new data centers' eligibility for ImagiNE Nebraska Act tax incentives and requires DWEE (Dept. of Water, Energy and Environment), Economic Development, and Revenue to review project proposals collaboratively for whether they're in the state's best interest. Pillen stated explicitly this is 'not a moratorium on data centers.' A DWEE-led task force (coordinating with Natural Resources Districts and county officials) is also required, to recommend resource-protection measures to the Legislature.
SourceNebraska Legislature, LB1010 (109th Legislature, 2026), Slip Law text (read directly): https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB1010.pdf; Executive Order 26-17, governor.nebraska.gov/node/9916 (read directly). OPPD's published Rate 261M (transmission-level large power, market energy) sets a minimum billing demand of 20,000 kW or 200,000 kW depending on interconnection voltage (oppd.com business rates page, read 2026-10-14).
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Colorado, wholesale to cooperatives), High Impact Load Tariff
ThresholdLoad additions above 45 MW, either at the request or forecast within 4 years
StatusFERC-APPROVED (Aug 14, 2026, per Tri-State), subject to a compliance filing. FERC Docket ER26-1929 (revised tariff filed March 26, 2026; an earlier version was rejected in ER25-3316). Applies to member cooperatives' large loads: a security payment, a minimum term, minimum monthly demand and energy charges, and rules for bringing your own resources. The Data Center Coalition objected on FERC jurisdiction. The specific percentages and years were not read. If a site is in a Tri-State member cooperative's territory, the HILT governs the wholesale side and the member sets retail terms.
SourceTri-State news release on the FERC approval; Utility Dive and APPA coverage (search summaries). FERC order not read.
Interconnection & regulatory guidance
Utility-specific — no statewide guidance resolves without naming a utility, but real tariff research exists above for Nebraska public power suppliers (OPPD, NPPD, LES, and other municipal/cooperative utilities) — Large Load Customer Regulation Act and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Colorado, wholesale to cooperatives), High Impact Load Tariff. Interconnection process for a specific utility can be confirmed directly once that utility is identified for your site.
Land-constraint screening
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