JOHNSON COUNTY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 283 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Johnson County
- Operator
- BRAZOS ELECTRIC POWER COOP INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1996
- EIA plant ID
- 54817
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 1,317 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 53%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.3990, -97.4084
JOHNSON COUNTY, a 283 MW Natural Gas power plant in Johnson County, Texas. Operated by BRAZOS ELECTRIC POWER COOP INC, commissioned 1996.
How JOHNSON COUNTY compares
With 283 MW of capacity, JOHNSON COUNTY ranks 98th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 79th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.4% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 476th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1996, it is older than 59% 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.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 283 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 1,317 GWh in 2024 (a 53% capacity factor), up 22% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY CO., about 0.1 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 6,135 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is COMANCHE PEAK (2,430 MW, Nuclear). Within 50 miles are 10 mapped data centers; the nearest is Rackspace Dallas Grapevine (DFW1) in Grapevine, about 40.7 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
JOHNSON COUNTY is a 283 MW natural gas power plant in Johnson County, TX, operated by BRAZOS ELECTRIC POWER COOP INC, commissioned in 1996. Johnson County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.2 of 5 at the 54th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 90th 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.
Johnson County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively High | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 0.68 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 16.7 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | 8.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 3.8 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 53.0 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 26th | 2.1 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 24th | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.99 |
Perils not assessed in Johnson 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 Johnson 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.