COLETO CREEK
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 622 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Goliad County
- Operator
- COLETO CREEK POWER LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1980
- EIA plant ID
- 6178
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 2,641 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 48%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 28.7138, -97.2141
COLETO CREEK, a 622 MW Coal power plant in Goliad County, Texas. Operated by COLETO CREEK POWER LP, commissioned 1980.
How COLETO CREEK compares
With 622 MW of capacity, COLETO CREEK ranks 60th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 10th of the 12 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.4% of Texas's operating Coal capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 146th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1980, it is older than 77% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 622 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 2,641 GWh in 2024 (a 48% capacity factor), up 1% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by AEP TEXAS CENTRAL COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 720 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is VICTORIA (377 MW, Natural Gas).
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
COLETO CREEK is a 622 MW coal power plant in Goliad County, TX, operated by COLETO CREEK POWER LP, commissioned in 1980. Goliad County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.8 of 5 at the 70th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 95th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Goliad County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Very Low | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 53.3 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.13 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 8.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 39th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.38 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 36th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.84 |
| Hail | Very Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.37 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 11th | 1.5 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 1.2 |
Perils not assessed in Goliad 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 Goliad 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.