Johnson 1 Power Plant

Johnson 1 Power Plant is a hydroelectric generating station in Gosper County with a nameplate capacity of 21.6 megawatts across 2 units, the oldest in service since 1941. Hydro stations like this one sit on the Missouri, Platte and Loup systems and on the canal networks, and several are attached to reservoirs that are also among the state’s bigger recreation sites. The operator of record is Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist. Listed against the county because the state record gives no finer location. Capacity, unit count and start year are from the state’s 2024 generating unit report.