FAYETTE POWER PROJECT
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,690 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Fayette County
- Operator
- LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1979
- EIA plant ID
- 6179
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 7,128 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 48%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 29.9170, -96.7531
FAYETTE POWER PROJECT, a 1,690 MW Coal power plant in Fayette County, Texas. Operated by LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY, commissioned 1979.
How FAYETTE POWER PROJECT compares
With 1,690 MW of capacity, FAYETTE POWER PROJECT ranks 10th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 5th of the 12 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 9.2% of Texas's operating Coal capacity and 1.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 55th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1979, it is older than 78% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY, runs 11 operating plants in Texas totaling 3,912 MW. It shares Fayette County with one other operating plant, WINCHESTER POWER PARK.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 1,690 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 7,128 GWh in 2024 (a 48% capacity factor), down 27% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1979 and 1988.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by BLUEBONNET ELECTRIC COOP, INC, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: WINCHESTER POWER PARK (242 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
FAYETTE POWER PROJECT is a 1,690 MW coal power plant in Fayette County, TX, operated by LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY, commissioned in 1979. Fayette County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.1 of 5 at the 54th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 81st 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.
Fayette County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 81st | 4.3 of 5 | 0.07 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.52 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 11.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 56.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.75 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Fayette 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 Fayette 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.