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Nebraska

93 Counties 13 Low/Moderate Risk 9 High/Very High Risk 2 Active Moratoria
State policy: No binding RPS

Grade distribution

B 13C 71D 7F 2

Overview

Nebraska has 93 counties tracked in the SitePath solar permitting index. 13 (14%) are graded A or B, meaning they present low to moderate permitting risk for utility-scale solar projects. 71 counties sit in the C range — moderate risk with meaningful process uncertainty. 9 counties are rated D or F (10%) — high to very high risk, often due to active moratoria, restrictive setback ordinances, or strong local opposition.

The most favorable jurisdictions in Nebraska include Wayne County (grade B), Antelope County (grade B), Boone County (grade B). The most challenging include Phelps County (grade D), Frontier County (grade F), Sherman County (grade F).

The state's policy environment — No binding RPS — presents headwinds for renewable development, making county-level permitting conditions especially important to evaluate project by project. 2 counties — Frontier County, Sherman County — currently have active utility-scale solar moratoria. These represent hard barriers where project approvals are unlikely until the moratorium is lifted by county vote.

All counties — sorted by risk score (best first)

County Grade Score Trajectory Moratorium
Wayne CountyB39—
Antelope CountyB40—
Boone CountyB40↑
Cuming CountyB40—
Fillmore CountyB40—
Kimball CountyB40—
Saline CountyB40—
Franklin CountyB40—
Box Butte CountyB41—
Keya Paha CountyB41—
Seward CountyB41↓
Howard CountyB41—
Polk CountyB41—
Kearney CountyC42—
Pierce CountyC42—
Clay CountyC42—
McPherson CountyC43—
Thayer CountyC43—
Lincoln CountyC44—
Saunders CountyC44↓
Butler CountyC44—
Colfax CountyC44↓
Hamilton CountyC44—
Red Willow CountyC44↓
Dawson CountyC45—
Merrick CountyC45↓
Nemaha CountyC45↓
Platte CountyC45—
Richardson CountyC45↓
Thurston CountyC45—
Cedar CountyC45—
Cheyenne CountyC45↓
Dawes CountyC45↓
Dixon CountyC45↓
Johnson CountyC45—
Keith CountyC45↓
Stanton CountyC45↓
York CountyC45↓
Jefferson CountyC45↓
Holt CountyC45↓
Morrill CountyC45↓
Nance CountyC45↓
Sheridan CountyC45↓
Valley CountyC45↓
Custer CountyC45—
Nuckolls CountyC45↓
Brown CountyC46↓
Chase CountyC46—
Furnas CountyC46—
Greeley CountyC46↓
Harlan CountyC46↓
Pawnee CountyC46↓
Perkins CountyC46—
Webster CountyC46—
Garfield CountyC46—
Gosper CountyC46↓
Hitchcock CountyC46—
Arthur CountyC46↓
Banner CountyC46↓
Blaine CountyC46—
Boyd CountyC46↓
Cherry CountyC46↓
Deuel CountyC46—
Dundy CountyC46↓
Garden CountyC46↓
Grant CountyC46↓
Hayes CountyC46—
Hooker CountyC46↓
Logan CountyC46↓
Loup CountyC46↓
Rock CountyC46↓
Sioux CountyC46—
Thomas CountyC46↓
Wheeler CountyC46—
Adams CountyC46↓
Buffalo CountyC47↓
Knox CountyC47↓
Dakota CountyC47—
Hall CountyC47—
Douglas CountyC48↓
Dodge CountyC48↓
Washington CountyC49—
Scotts Bluff CountyC49—
Lancaster CountyC49↓
Burt CountyD53↓
Sarpy CountyD53↓
Cass CountyD55↓
Madison CountyD56↓
Gage CountyD59↓
Otoe CountyD61↓
Phelps CountyD62↓
Frontier CountyF100—Active
Sherman CountyF100—Active

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County grades, scores, and ordinance data are also available on the interactive county map with filtering by grade, state, and risk factor.

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About SitePath scoring

Every U.S. county is scored 0–100 on solar permitting risk (lower is friendlier to development). The grade is a weighted composite of compliance stringency, market saturation, regulatory trajectory, and data uncertainty. Every figure traces back to a primary government document. Read the full methodology →

SitePath Intelligence is a research platform. Data verified as of 2026-05-02. Scores update on a quarterly review cycle.