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NPPD reports nearly $4.8 million lease remitted to Norfolk, community‑solar output and SMR study status
Summary
Nebraska Public Power District told Norfolk council the city received $4,782,073.29 in lease payments from NPPD in 2025, about $492,838 in city sales tax, and that Norfolk is among four communities in a DOE small modular reactor siting study; NPPD highlighted energy-incentive programs and community-solar output.
Brittany Koenig, account manager for the Nebraska Public Power District, briefed the Norfolk City Council on NPPD’s 2025 retail activity and the utility’s new contract with the city.
Koenig said the city received $4,782,073.29 in lease payments from NPPD in 2025 and $492,838.26 in city sales tax that year. She explained state rules require a 5% gross revenue tax paid to Madison County; NPPD remitted $1,645,715.10 in 2025 to the county, which distributes funds to taxing entities. Koenig said the revenues typically flow to the city’s general fund for council discretion.
Koenig summarized customer‑facing programs: NPPD provided $91,325.40 in energy‑efficiency incentives to customers in Norfolk in 2025, distributed across more than 200 customers (notably heat‑pump incentives). NPPD’s Pennies for Power assistance program granted $23,972 to customer accounts in 2025 and received more than $52,000 in contributions; the program is administered by a third party.
Koenig also noted Norfolk hosts an 8.5‑megawatt community solar installation; in 2025 the solar farm produced 17,190,860 kWh and all 9,257 shares had been allocated. She said NPPD’s generation mix is about 56.6% carbon‑free and that the utility aims for net‑zero carbon emissions by 2050.
On small modular reactors, Koenig said Norfolk is among the top four communities under consideration in a DOE siting study (along with Sutherland, Beatrice and Brownville). NPPD received a cost‑share grant of just over $27 million to support the site‑application process; Koenig said the grant covers only part of the expense and that NRC siting and licensing processes remain lengthy.
Council members asked follow‑up questions about projected water‑quality impacts, SMR timing and program details. Koenig said a new well is expected online pending state approval and repeated that SMR development remains under study and will take significant time. No formal council action was requested; the presentation was informational.
