Gerald Gentleman Station

Gerald Gentleman Station is the largest electricity generating plant in Nebraska, USA.

[1] The construction of the station began in May 1973 and the first unit entered commercial service in April 1979 at a cost of $335 million.

The facility is named after Gerald Gentleman, a Platte Center, Nebraska, native.

[2] Coal comes from Powder River Basin in Wyoming by railroad, using Union Pacific and BNSF Railway lines as well as tracks that were built for this purpose by NPPD.

At full capacity, the station burns 800 tons (5,100 kg) of coal per hour.