CHAPPELL
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 1 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Deuel County
- Operator
- CITY OF CHAPPELL
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1982
- EIA plant ID
- 2230
- Coordinates
- 41.0924, -102.4713
CHAPPELL, a 1 MW Oil power plant in Deuel County, Nebraska. Operated by CITY OF CHAPPELL, commissioned 1982.
Weather peril exposure
CHAPPELL is a 1 MW oil power plant in Deuel County, NE, operated by CITY OF CHAPPELL, commissioned in 1982. Deuel County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.5 of 5 at the 88th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 90th 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.
Deuel County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 6.4 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 45.2 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | 0.68 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | 0.29 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 14.2 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 66th | 3.7 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.18 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.06 |
Perils not assessed in Deuel 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 Deuel 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.