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
- 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.
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.