DECORDOVA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 1,157 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Hood County
- Operator
- LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1990
- EIA plant ID
- 8063
- Coordinates
- 32.4031, -97.7006
DECORDOVA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, a 1,157 MW Natural Gas power plant in Hood County, Texas. Operated by LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC, commissioned 1990.
Weather peril exposure
DECORDOVA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION is a 1,157 MW natural gas power plant in Hood County, TX, operated by LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC, commissioned in 1990. Hood County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.1 of 5 at the 78th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 83rd 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.
Hood County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively High | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 81st | 4.3 of 5 | 8.6 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 14.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 51.3 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Hood 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 Hood 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.