BLACK HAWK STATION
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 244 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Hutchinson County
- Operator
- BORGER ENERGY ASSOCIATES LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1999
- EIA plant ID
- 55064
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 1,406 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 66%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.6959, -101.3602
BLACK HAWK STATION, a 244 MW Natural Gas power plant in Hutchinson County, Texas. Operated by BORGER ENERGY ASSOCIATES LP, commissioned 1999.
How BLACK HAWK STATION compares
With 244 MW of capacity, BLACK HAWK STATION ranks 107th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 85th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.4% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 506th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1999, it is older than 56% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Hutchinson County with 4 other operating plants, including BORGER PLANT and ENGINEERED CARBONS BORGER COGEN.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 244 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 1,406 GWh in 2024 (a 66% capacity factor), down 4% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1999 and 2005.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by NORTH PLAINS ELECTRIC COOP INC, about 0.1 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 317 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LLANO ESTACADO WIND RANCH (80 MW, Wind).
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
BLACK HAWK STATION is a 244 MW natural gas power plant in Hutchinson County, TX, operated by BORGER ENERGY ASSOCIATES LP, commissioned in 1999. Hutchinson County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.9 of 5 at the 98th national percentile. Hail 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.
Hutchinson County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 8.9 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 9.9 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 0.81 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.31 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 47.6 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.68 |
Perils not assessed in Hutchinson 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 |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Hutchinson 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.