Data center siting snapshot: Douglas County, Nebraska

Line miles are measured from the archived HIFLD Transmission Lines layer inside the Census county boundary. Mapped lines are not available capacity.

What the public record shows

The archived HIFLD map indicates approximately 36.6 miles of 345 kV transmission line within Douglas County, with no miles recorded at 500 kV or 230 kV ^[1]. An additional 123.1 miles of 115–161 kV line are mapped in the area ^[2]. Omaha Public Power District is listed as the owner of record for the most mapped 115 kV+ line miles and has a mapped service territory covering part of the county ^[3][5]. One named line endpoint touching 230 kV+ lines is mapped inside the county ^[4].

As of 2026-11-09, records show no county- or city-level data center moratorium or ordinance for Douglas County ^[6]. At the state level, Executive Order 26-17 is in force, barring approval of new data center applications for ImagiNE Nebraska incentives and creating a Data Center Task Force ^[7]. LB1010 was enacted, adopting the Large Load Customer Regulation Act with provisions for interconnection standards, cost allocation, and reporting ^[8]. LB613 was enacted, affecting state incentive treatment and tax mechanics for large data centers ^[9]. LB1064, LB1111, and LB1131 all failed, with LB1111 amendments removing annual reporting requirements from the LB1010 package ^[10][11][12].

Drafted by our local model from the numbered facts below, then checked sentence by sentence by a second model and a rules-based check.

Data center rules on record

Rule records come from The MW Desk legislation tracker, which includes rows from the Moratorium Nation dataset by Michael J. Bommarito (CC BY 4.0). Statuses change; confirm with the jurisdiction's own record.

Utilities on record

Omaha Public Power District. (HIFLD/EIA-861 territory polygons; approximate and often overlapping.)

Market context on The MW Desk: Omaha / Council Bluffs.

Sources

1. [1] The archived HIFLD map shows about 36.6 miles of 230 kV-and-above transmission line inside Douglas County, NE: 0.0 miles at 500 kV or more, 36.6 miles at 345 kV and 0.0 miles at 230 kV. Source: HIFLD Transmission Lines (archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
2. [2] The same map shows about 123.1 miles of 115–161 kV line in the county. Source: HIFLD Transmission Lines (archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
3. [3] Owners of record with the most mapped 115 kV+ line miles in the county: Omaha Public Power District. Source: HIFLD Transmission Lines (archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
4. [4] 1 named line endpoints touching 230 kV+ lines (usually substations or switchyards) are mapped inside the county. Source: HIFLD Transmission Lines (archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
5. [5] Retail electric utilities whose mapped service territory covers part of the county include: Omaha Public Power District. Territory boundaries are approximate. Source: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (EIA-861 based; archived by SeerAI, CC BY 4.0)
6. [6] Our records hold no county- or city-level data center moratorium or ordinance for Douglas County as of 2026-11-09. Source: The MW Desk legislation tracker
7. [7] Nebraska state/utility level, Nebraska: Executive Order 26-17 (Bars approval of new data center applications for ImagiNE Nebraska incentives and creates a Data Center Task Force that reports to the Legislature in 2027). Status: in force, dated 2026-07-20. Source: Nebraska Executive Order 26-17 (ImagiNE Nebraska data center applications)
8. [8] Nebraska state/utility level, Nebraska: LB1010 (2026) (Adopted the Large Load Customer Regulation Act and changed cryptocurrency mining and data center provisions. Requires large-load interconnection standards, study fees, cost allocation to large-load customers, curtailment procedures, annual data center reports on electricity demand, water use, incentives, energy measures, renewable commitments, and service life, plus decommissioning-cost responsibility and community b). Status: enacted, dated 2026-04-14. Source: LB1010 - Nebraska Legislature bill status page
9. [9] Nebraska state/utility level, Nebraska: LB613 (2025) (Revenue bill affecting state incentive treatment, including tier 2 large data center project provisions and local sales/use tax refund and exemption mechanics). Status: enacted, dated 2025-06-04. Source: LB613 - Nebraska Legislature bill status page
10. [10] Nebraska state/utility level, Nebraska: LB1064 (2026) (Proposed the Large Load Customer Regulation Act for customers seeking more than 20 MW at a single site. Substantially similar large-load provisions appear in enacted LB1010). Status: failed, dated 2026-04-17. Source: LB1064 - Nebraska Legislature bill status page
11. [11] Nebraska state/utility level, Nebraska: LB1111 (2026) (Proposed annual data center load reporting to the Nebraska Power Review Board, public power service terms for large data centers, cost-shift protections, decommissioning resources, and community benefit agreements. PRB minutes state committee amendments removed the annual PRB data center report from the LB1010 package). Status: failed, dated 2026-04-17. Source: LB1111 - Nebraska Legislature bill status page
12. [12] Nebraska state/utility level, Nebraska: LB1131 (2026) (Would eliminate personal property tax and sales/use tax exemptions relating to data centers and repeal sections 77-2701.54 and 77-2704.62). Status: failed, dated 2026-04-17. Source: LB1131 - Nebraska Legislature bill status page