A recent major hail storm in western Nebraska took an entire solar farm out of commission, forcing the local community to turn back to traditional power sources, local officials said. The so ...

Though the Pierce County project would be its first solar installation in Nebraska, it has more than 30 solar projects across the U.S. and Canada generating more than 2,000 megawatts of power.

The 4.375 MWac solar farm was damaged June 23 by the same storm cell that tore through a Wyoming coal mine, ... Hail severely damaged a solar farm in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on June 23, 2023.

OPPD is looking to build a solar farm with between 400 and 600 megawatts. The company does not have a location picked for the solar farm just yet.

The project would be the largest solar farm in Nebraska and is the first step toward OPPD’s hoped-for 600 megawatts of solar power. Watch Now: Related Video ...