INGLESIDE COGENERATION

Operating

Natural Gas power plant

Capacity
517 MW
Primary fuel
Natural Gas
County
San Patricio County
Operator
INGLESIDE COGENERATION LP
Status
Operating
Commissioned
1999
EIA plant ID
55313
Generators
3
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Net generation (2024)
2,672 GWh
Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
59%
Data vintage
EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
Coordinates
27.8831, -97.2456

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INGLESIDE COGENERATION, a 517 MW Natural Gas power plant in San Patricio County, Texas. Operated by INGLESIDE COGENERATION LP, commissioned 1999.

How INGLESIDE COGENERATION compares

With 517 MW of capacity, INGLESIDE COGENERATION ranks 75th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 60th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.8% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 323rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1999, it is older than 56% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares San Patricio County with 3 other operating plants, including GREGORY POWER FACILITY and EC&R PAPALOTE CREEK II LLC.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 517 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 2,672 GWh in 2024 (a 59% capacity factor), down 6% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by AEP TEXAS CENTRAL CO., about 0.6 miles away. Another 9 operating power plants totaling 3,367 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BARNEY M DAVIS (1,082 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

INGLESIDE COGENERATION is a 517 MW natural gas power plant in San Patricio County, TX, operated by INGLESIDE COGENERATION LP, commissioned in 1999. San Patricio County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.9 of 5 at the 73rd national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 94th 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.

3.9 of 5Modeled catastrophe exposure
HighExposure band
HurricaneLeading peril
Relatively ModerateFEMA county risk rating

San Patricio County hazard ratings

PerilFEMA ratingNational percentilePeril scoreEvents per year
HurricaneRelatively High94th4.8 of 50.13
WildfireRelatively Low56th3.3 of 5<0.01
Heat waveRelatively Moderate51st3.0 of 513.9
HailRelatively Low50th3.0 of 51.1
Coastal floodingRelatively Low40th2.6 of 53.7
Strong windRelatively Low40th2.6 of 50.87
TornadoRelatively Moderate34th2.4 of 50.28
Riverine floodingRelatively Moderate32nd2.3 of 52.5
LightningRelatively Moderate31st2.2 of 547.0
Ice stormRelatively Low11th1.4 of 50.34
Winter weatherRelatively Low7th1.3 of 50.81
EarthquakeVery Low7th1.3 of 5<0.01

Model hail, wind and flood exposure for San Patricio 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.