Johnson 1
Gosper County, Nebraska · EIA plant ID 2228 · Operator: Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist
Nameplate22MWSummer 21 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation51GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor28%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1941
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 59 | 37.4% | — |
| 2002 | 40.8 | 23.3% | — |
| 2003 | 25.6 | 14.6% | — |
| 2004 | 20.4 | 11.6% | — |
| 2005 | 25.4 | 14.5% | — |
| 2006 | 20 | 11.4% | — |
| 2007 | 34.3 | 19.6% | — |
| 2008 | 30 | 17.1% | — |
| 2009 | 48 | 27.4% | — |
| 2010 | 101.8 | 58.1% | — |
| 2011 | 118.3 | 67.5% | — |
| 2012 | 63.4 | 36.1% | — |
| 2013 | 47.9 | 27.3% | — |
| 2014 | 65.2 | 37.2% | — |
| 2015 | 114.6 | 65.4% | — |
| 2016 | 120.3 | 68.5% | — |
| 2017 | 85.1 | 48.6% | — |
| 2018 | 83.3 | 47.5% | — |
| 2019 | 112.2 | 64.0% | — |
| 2020 | 93.2 | 53.1% | — |
| 2021 | 55.6 | 31.7% | — |
| 2022 | 41 | 23.4% | — |
| 2023 | 52 | 29.7% | — |
| 2024 | 55.8 | 31.8% | — |
| 2025 | 50.8 | 28.3% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 10.8 | 10.5 | Apr 1941 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 10.8 | 10 | Apr 1941 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist | 100.0% | 22 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Johnson 2 | 23 MW | 6.3 km |
| Canaday | 109 MW | 9.8 km |
| City of Lexington | 4 MW | 10 km |
| Airport 009239 SCS Lexington, LLC | 1 MW | 11 km |
| Monroe 009452 SCS Cozad, LLC | 2 MW | 24.1 km |
| Oxford (NE) | 3 MW | 51.5 km |