DANSBY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 203 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Brazos County
- Operator
- CITY OF BRYAN - (TX)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1978
- EIA plant ID
- 6243
- Coordinates
- 30.7216, -96.4608
DANSBY, a 203 MW Natural Gas power plant in Brazos County, Texas. Operated by CITY OF BRYAN - (TX), commissioned 1978.
Weather peril exposure
DANSBY is a 203 MW natural gas power plant in Brazos County, TX, operated by CITY OF BRYAN - (TX), commissioned in 1978. Brazos County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.0 of 5 at the 50th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 76th 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.
Brazos County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.33 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 11.6 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 26th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.85 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 24th | 1.9 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Lightning | Very High | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 59.9 |
Perils not assessed in Brazos 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 Brazos 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.