SARPY COUNTY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 338 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Sarpy County
- Operator
- OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1972
- EIA plant ID
- 2292
- Coordinates
- 41.1706, -95.9706
SARPY COUNTY, a 338 MW Natural Gas power plant in Sarpy County, Nebraska. Operated by OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, commissioned 1972.
Weather peril exposure
SARPY COUNTY is a 338 MW natural gas power plant in Sarpy County, NE, operated by OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, commissioned in 1972. Sarpy County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.5 of 5 at the 89th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 99th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Sarpy County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively High | 99th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.21 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 8.2 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 7.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 0.90 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 4.3 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 46.7 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 13.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Sarpy 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 "No Rating" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Sarpy 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.