KINGSLEY
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Keith County
- Operator
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA PUB P&I DIST
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1984
- EIA plant ID
- 785
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Net generation (2024)
- 48 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 11%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 41.2115, -101.6680
KINGSLEY, a 50 MW Hydro power plant in Keith County, Nebraska. Operated by CENTRAL NEBRASKA PUB P&I DIST, commissioned 1984.
How KINGSLEY compares
With 50 MW of capacity, KINGSLEY ranks 27th among the 86 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Nebraska and 2nd of the 9 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 15% of Nebraska's operating Hydro capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 280th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1984, it is newer than 72% of the 85 operating Nebraska plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CENTRAL NEBRASKA PUB P&I DIST, runs 4 operating plants in Nebraska totaling 116 MW.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 50 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 48 GWh in 2024 (an 11% capacity factor), down 7% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by WHEAT BELT PUBLIC POWER DIST, under 0.1 miles away.
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
KINGSLEY is a 50 MW hydro power plant in Keith County, NE, operated by CENTRAL NEBRASKA PUB P&I DIST, commissioned in 1984. Keith 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 Moderate by FEMA at the 90th 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.
Keith County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 6.9 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 44.1 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 15.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.63 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 46th | 2.9 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.46 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Keith 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 Keith 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.