HARDIN COUNTY PEAKING FACILITY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 173 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Hardin County
- Operator
- EAST TEXAS ELECTRIC COOP, INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 56604
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 195 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 13%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 30.3038, -94.2526
HARDIN COUNTY PEAKING FACILITY, a 173 MW Natural Gas power plant in Hardin County, Texas. Operated by EAST TEXAS ELECTRIC COOP, INC, commissioned 2001.
How HARDIN COUNTY PEAKING FACILITY compares
With 173 MW of capacity, HARDIN COUNTY PEAKING FACILITY ranks 137th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 98th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.3% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 569th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 47% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, EAST TEXAS ELECTRIC COOP, INC, runs 2 operating plants in Texas totaling 344 MW.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 173 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 195 GWh in 2024 (a 13% capacity factor), up 57% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by ENTERGY TEXAS, INC., under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 770 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is EXXONMOBIL BEAUMONT REFINERY (678 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
HARDIN COUNTY PEAKING FACILITY is a 173 MW natural gas power plant in Hardin County, TX, operated by EAST TEXAS ELECTRIC COOP, INC, commissioned in 2001. Hardin County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.8 of 5 at the 44th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 88th 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.
Hardin County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.14 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.76 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.72 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 46th | 2.9 of 5 | 10.9 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 76.6 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Hardin 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.