KEARNEY
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 2 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Buffalo County
- Operator
- NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1921
- EIA plant ID
- 2268
- Coordinates
- 40.7024, -99.1004
KEARNEY, a 2 MW Hydro power plant in Buffalo County, Nebraska. Operated by NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, commissioned 1921.
Weather peril exposure
KEARNEY is a 2 MW hydro power plant in Buffalo County, NE, operated by NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, commissioned in 1921. Buffalo 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 99th 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.
Buffalo County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 7.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.85 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 43.1 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.35 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 71st | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 15.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.89 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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.