BASTROP ENERGY CENTER
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 728 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Bastrop County
- Operator
- BASTROP ENERGY PARTNERS, LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2002
- EIA plant ID
- 55168
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 3,034 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 56%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 30.1462, -97.5499
BASTROP ENERGY CENTER, a 728 MW Natural Gas power plant in Bastrop County, Texas. Operated by BASTROP ENERGY PARTNERS, LP, commissioned 2002.
How BASTROP ENERGY CENTER compares
With 728 MW of capacity, BASTROP ENERGY CENTER ranks 47th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 34th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.1% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 175th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 52% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Bastrop County with 2 other operating plants, SIM GIDEON and LOST PINES 1 POWER PROJECT.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 619 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 728 MW). Net generation was 3,034 GWh in 2024 (a 56% capacity factor), up 6% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY CO., about 0.1 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 2,364 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SAND HILL (696 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, CyrusOne Austin (Met 2) in Austin, about 9.8 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BASTROP ENERGY CENTER is a 728 MW natural gas power plant in Bastrop County, TX, operated by BASTROP ENERGY PARTNERS, LP, commissioned in 2002. Bastrop County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.6 of 5 at the 66th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 72nd 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.
Bastrop County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 3.1 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 59th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.48 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 3.1 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 10.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.62 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 51.8 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Bastrop 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 Bastrop 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.