WISNER
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Cuming County
- Operator
- CITY OF WISNER
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1969
- EIA plant ID
- 2316
- Coordinates
- 41.9909, -96.9216
WISNER, a 4 MW Oil power plant in Cuming County, Nebraska. Operated by CITY OF WISNER, commissioned 1969.
Weather peril exposure
WISNER is a 4 MW oil power plant in Cuming County, NE, operated by CITY OF WISNER, commissioned in 1969. Cuming County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.4 of 5 at the 84th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate 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.
Cuming County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.43 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 5.1 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 91st | 4.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 6.5 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 0.80 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 14.7 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 43.0 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Cuming 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 Cuming 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.