EG178 FACILITY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 154 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Scurry County
- Operator
- KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION COMPANY LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2005
- EIA plant ID
- 56233
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 713 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 53%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.7470, -100.9543
EG178 FACILITY, a 154 MW Natural Gas power plant in Scurry County, Texas. Operated by KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION COMPANY LP, commissioned 2005.
How EG178 FACILITY compares
With 154 MW of capacity, EG178 FACILITY ranks 149th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 102nd of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.2% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 604th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2005, it is newer than 60% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Scurry County with 3 other operating plants, including BRAZOS WIND FARM and SCURRY COUNTY WIND LP.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 154 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 713 GWh in 2024 (a 53% capacity factor), down 13% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY CO., under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 690 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PYRON WIND FARM LLC (249 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
EG178 FACILITY is a 154 MW natural gas power plant in Scurry County, TX, operated by KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION COMPANY LP, commissioned in 2005. Scurry County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.7 of 5 at the 91st national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 93rd 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.
Scurry County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 86th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 5.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.57 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 6.4 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 48.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.24 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 1.6 |
Perils not assessed in Scurry 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 Scurry 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.