CITY LIGHT & WATER
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 1 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Webster County
- Operator
- CITY OF BLUE HILL
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1987
- EIA plant ID
- 7481
- Coordinates
- 40.3278, -98.4504
CITY LIGHT & WATER, a 1 MW Oil power plant in Webster County, Nebraska. Operated by CITY OF BLUE HILL, commissioned 1987.
Weather peril exposure
CITY LIGHT & WATER is a 1 MW oil power plant in Webster County, NE, operated by CITY OF BLUE HILL, commissioned in 1987. Webster County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 5.0 of 5 at the 99th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 100th 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.
Webster County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 7.5 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 4.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.59 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 6.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 12.7 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 44.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 0.66 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.32 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Webster 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 Webster 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.