PLATTE
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 110 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Hall County
- Operator
- CITY OF GRAND ISLAND - (NE)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1982
- EIA plant ID
- 59
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 359 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 37%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.8548, -98.3482
PLATTE, a 110 MW Coal power plant in Hall County, Nebraska. Operated by CITY OF GRAND ISLAND - (NE), commissioned 1982.
How PLATTE compares
With 110 MW of capacity, PLATTE ranks 16th among the 86 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Nebraska and 7th of the 8 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.6% of Nebraska's operating Coal capacity and 1.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 228th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1982, it is newer than 69% of the 85 operating Nebraska plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CITY OF GRAND ISLAND - (NE), runs 2 operating plants in Nebraska totaling 351 MW. It shares Hall County with one other operating plant, C W BURDICK.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 110 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 359 GWh in 2024 (a 37% capacity factor), down 19% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 626 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is WHELAN ENERGY CENTER (324 MW, Coal).
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
PLATTE is a 110 MW coal power plant in Hall County, NE, operated by CITY OF GRAND ISLAND - (NE), commissioned in 1982. Hall County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.8 of 5 at the 95th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 98th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Hall County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.52 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 7.0 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 5.3 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 0.58 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 81st | 4.3 of 5 | 0.93 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 42.9 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 14.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 64th | 3.5 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Hall 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 Hall 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.