BROWNSVILLE PEAKING POWER
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 460 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Haywood County
- Operator
- TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1999
- EIA plant ID
- 55081
- Coordinates
- 35.5438, -89.1980
BROWNSVILLE PEAKING POWER, a 460 MW Natural Gas power plant in Haywood County, Tennessee. Operated by TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, commissioned 1999.
Weather peril exposure
BROWNSVILLE PEAKING POWER is a 460 MW natural gas power plant in Haywood County, TN, operated by TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, commissioned in 1999. Haywood County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.2 of 5 at the 29th national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 98th 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.
Haywood County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 58.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.1 of 5 | 5.8 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.77 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.38 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 15.8 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Hail | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 3.2 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 1.0 |
Perils not assessed in Haywood 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 |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Haywood 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.