HOG BAYOU ENERGY CENTER
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 280 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Mobile County
- Operator
- MOBILE ENERGY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 55241
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 931 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 38%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 30.7484, -88.0573
HOG BAYOU ENERGY CENTER, a 280 MW Natural Gas power plant in Mobile County, Alabama. Operated by MOBILE ENERGY LLC, commissioned 2001.
How HOG BAYOU ENERGY CENTER compares
With 280 MW of capacity, HOG BAYOU ENERGY CENTER ranks 22nd among the 64 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Alabama and 11th of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.7% of Alabama's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 478th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 79% of the 64 operating Alabama plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Mobile County with 3 other operating plants, including BARRY and THEODORE COGEN FACILITY.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 280 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 931 GWh in 2024 (a 38% capacity factor), down 39% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by ALABAMA POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 3,171 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BARRY (2,842 MW, Coal).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
HOG BAYOU ENERGY CENTER is a 280 MW natural gas power plant in Mobile County, AL, operated by MOBILE ENERGY LLC, commissioned in 2001. Mobile County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.2 of 5 at the 81st national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 97th 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.
Mobile County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Very High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.24 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very High | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | 84.8 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively High | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 10.0 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.53 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.72 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 1.9 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Mobile 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.