PENDER
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Thurston County
- Operator
- CITY OF PENDER - (NE)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1953
- EIA plant ID
- 2296
- Coordinates
- 42.0903, -96.7769
PENDER, a 5 MW Oil power plant in Thurston County, Nebraska. Operated by CITY OF PENDER - (NE), commissioned 1953.
Weather peril exposure
PENDER is a 5 MW oil power plant in Thurston County, NE, operated by CITY OF PENDER - (NE), commissioned in 1953. Thurston County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.2 of 5 at the 81st national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 100th 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.
Thurston County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 5.3 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.30 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 6.1 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 14.7 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 66th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 42.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.92 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Thurston 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 Thurston 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.