JACK COUNTY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 1,280 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Wise County
- Operator
- BRAZOS ELECTRIC POWER COOP INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2006
- EIA plant ID
- 55230
- Generators
- 6
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 6,761 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 60%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 33.1010, -97.9574
JACK COUNTY, a 1,280 MW Natural Gas power plant in Wise County, Texas. Operated by BRAZOS ELECTRIC POWER COOP INC, commissioned 2006.
How JACK COUNTY compares
With 1,280 MW of capacity, JACK COUNTY ranks 16th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 7th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.9% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 47th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2006, it is newer than 62% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, BRAZOS ELECTRIC POWER COOP INC, runs 3 operating plants in Texas totaling 2,166 MW. It shares Wise County with 2 other operating plants, WISE COUNTY POWER LLC and BRIDGEPORT GAS PROCESSING PLANT.
EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 1,280 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 6,761 GWh in 2024 (a 60% capacity factor), up 23% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2006 and 2011.
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 3 operating power plants totaling 873 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is WISE COUNTY POWER LLC (746 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
JACK COUNTY is a 1,280 MW natural gas power plant in Wise County, TX, operated by BRAZOS ELECTRIC POWER COOP INC, commissioned in 2006. Wise County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.1 of 5 at the 78th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 84th 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.
Wise County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 9.9 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 52.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.86 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.92 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 14.7 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 5.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 44th | 2.7 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Wise 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 Wise 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.