JOHNSON 2
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 23 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Gosper County
- Operator
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA PUB P&I DIST
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1941
- EIA plant ID
- 2229
- Coordinates
- 40.6837, -99.7447
JOHNSON 2, a 23 MW Hydro power plant in Gosper County, Nebraska. Operated by CENTRAL NEBRASKA PUB P&I DIST, commissioned 1941.
Weather peril exposure
JOHNSON 2 is a 23 MW hydro power plant in Gosper County, NE, operated by CENTRAL NEBRASKA PUB P&I DIST, commissioned in 1941. 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 hydro 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.