HANDLEY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 1,315 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Tarrant County
- Operator
- EXELON POWER
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1963
- EIA plant ID
- 3491
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 881 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 7.6%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.7275, -97.2180
HANDLEY, a 1,315 MW Natural Gas power plant in Tarrant County, Texas. Operated by EXELON POWER, commissioned 1963.
How HANDLEY compares
With 1,315 MW of capacity, HANDLEY ranks 15th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 6th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.0% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 42nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1963, it is older than 90% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, EXELON POWER, runs 4 operating plants in Texas totaling 3,213 MW. It shares Tarrant County with one other operating plant, VILLAGE CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 1,315 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas steam turbine technology. Net generation was 881 GWh in 2024 (a 7.6% capacity factor), down 19% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1963 and 1977.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is HICKS (345 kV), about 15.6 miles away; 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 5 operating power plants totaling 2,614 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MIDLOTHIAN ENERGY FACILITY (1,734 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 11 mapped data centers; the nearest is Rackspace Dallas Grapevine (DFW1) in Grapevine, about 15.4 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
HANDLEY is a 1,315 MW natural gas power plant in Tarrant County, TX, operated by EXELON POWER, commissioned in 1963. Tarrant County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.9 of 5 at the 97th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 98th 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.
Tarrant County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Very High | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 9.4 |
| Tornado | Very High | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.89 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 49th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 54.1 |
| Ice storm | Very High | 44th | 2.7 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 19.1 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 5.4 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 4.2 |
Perils not assessed in Tarrant 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 Tarrant 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.