CANADAY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 109 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Gosper County
- Operator
- NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1958
- EIA plant ID
- 2226
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 35.7 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 3.7%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.6943, -99.7016
CANADAY, a 109 MW Natural Gas power plant in Gosper County, Nebraska. Operated by NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, commissioned 1958.
How CANADAY compares
With 109 MW of capacity, CANADAY ranks 17th among the 86 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Nebraska and 6th of the 28 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.2% of Nebraska's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 659th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1958, it is older than 56% of the 85 operating Nebraska plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, runs 12 operating plants in Nebraska totaling 3,065 MW. It shares Gosper County with 2 other operating plants, JOHNSON 2 and JOHNSON 1.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 109 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas steam turbine technology. Net generation was 35.7 GWh in 2024 (a 3.7% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by DAWSON POWER DISTRICT, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 44 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is JOHNSON 2 (23 MW, Hydro).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
CANADAY is a 109 MW natural gas power plant in Gosper County, NE, operated by NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, commissioned in 1958. Gosper County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 5.0 of 5 at the 99th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 100th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Gosper County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Very Low | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 42.7 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 7.0 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 13.7 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 4.3 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.34 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 0.13 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 24th | 1.9 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Gosper 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 Gosper 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.