Kingsley

OperatingHydro

Ranked #2 of 9 Hydro plants in NE#298 of 1454 nationally

50 MW Hydro operating in Keith, NE — Southwest Power Pool

EIAGEMWD

50 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Conventional Hydroelectric

Technology

1984

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

41.2114, -101.6681

County

Keith, NE

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist	Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist	—
Owner(s)	Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist	Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Kingsley Dam is located on the east side of Lake McConaughy in central Keith County, Nebraska, and was the second largest hydraulic fill dam in the world at the time of its completion. It was built as part of the New Deal project. The dam is 162 feet (49 m) tall, 3.1 miles (5.0 km) long, and 1,100 feet (340 m) wide at its base. On the east side of the dam is Lake Ogallala and on the south side is the Kingsley Hydroelectricity Plant. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District are also located in this area. Kingsley Dam, the Kingsley Hydroelectricity Plant, the Morning Glory Spillway, and the Outlet Tower – a large structure near the dam used to release water from the lake – are main visual icons of Lake McConaughy.

Read more on Wikipedia

The Kingsley hydroelectric plant is located in Keith County, Nebraska. It has a total capacity of 50 MW and began operating in 1984. The plant is owned and operated by Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District. It utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology with water (WAT) as its primary fuel source. Kingsley has one generator.

Kingsley operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In the state of Nebraska, it ranks as the 2nd largest out of 9 hydroelectric plants. Nationally, it is ranked 303 out of 1464 similar facilities. The plant's latest annual generation was 47,997 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 10.9%.

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