MCCOOK
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 57 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Red Willow County
- Operator
- NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1973
- EIA plant ID
- 2271
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Net generation (2024)
- 3.8 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 0.8%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.2208, -100.6510
MCCOOK, a 57 MW Oil power plant in Red Willow County, Nebraska. Operated by NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, commissioned 1973.
How MCCOOK compares
With 57 MW of capacity, MCCOOK ranks 24th among the 86 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Nebraska and 3rd of the 26 operating Oil plants in the state. It accounts for about 8.6% of Nebraska's operating Oil capacity and 0.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 67th-largest of the 544 operating Oil plants in the database. Commissioned in 1973, it is newer than 56% of the 85 operating Nebraska plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, runs 12 operating plants in Nebraska totaling 3,065 MW.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 57 MW of nameplate capacity, all petroleum liquids technology. Net generation was 3.8 GWh in 2024 (a 0.8% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, about 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
MCCOOK is a 57 MW oil power plant in Red Willow County, NE, operated by NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, commissioned in 1973. Red Willow County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.8 of 5 at the 95th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 96th 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.
Red Willow County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 8.0 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 12.4 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 3.8 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 42.8 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 84th | 4.3 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.51 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.50 |
Perils not assessed in Red Willow 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 Red Willow 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.