{"id":40964,"date":"2026-04-10T16:14:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T22:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=40964"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T22:14:05","slug":"eminent-domain-carve-out-created-for-private-power-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=40964","title":{"rendered":"Eminent domain carve-out created for private power plants"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lawmakers passed a bill April 10 intended to encourage private developers to build dedicated power plants for large-scale electricity users.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Barry DeKay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LB1261, sponsored by Niobrara Sen. Barry DeKay at the request of Gov. Jim Pillen, prohibits a consumer-owned utility from using eminent domain to acquire a privately owned electric generation facility under certain conditions.<\/p>\n

The exception applies only to a facility that is built to provide electric service to an industrial customer at a single site with a new electric load greater than 1,000 megawatts. The facility must be co-located with the industrial customer, have an electrically equivalent point of grid interconnection to the customer and be approved by the Nebraska Power Review Board.<\/p>\n

Under the bill, the privately owned electric supplier must have executed a long-term power purchase agreement or other contract with a consumer-owned utility. Any contract must be approved by a utility\u2019s governing body.<\/p>\n

LB1261 also requires the industrial customer to pay a utility for any electric system upgrades or other costs needed to provide its service.<\/p>\n

The bill\u2019s requirements apply to contracts entered into on or before Dec. 31, 2031.<\/p>\n

Senators voted 33-16 to pass LB1261.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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