BIRD CITY
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Cheyenne County
- Operator
- MIDWEST ENERGY INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1965
- EIA plant ID
- 1224
- Coordinates
- 39.7575, -101.5325
BIRD CITY, a 4 MW Oil power plant in Cheyenne County, Kansas. Operated by MIDWEST ENERGY INC, commissioned 1965.
Weather peril exposure
BIRD CITY is a 4 MW oil power plant in Cheyenne County, KS, operated by MIDWEST ENERGY INC, commissioned in 1965. Cheyenne County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.5 of 5 at the 87th national percentile. Winter weather is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 94th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to an oil plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Cheyenne County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 13.7 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 8.3 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 43.8 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.90 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.32 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.82 |
Perils not assessed in Cheyenne County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Cheyenne County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.