JONES
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 678 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Lubbock County
- Operator
- SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1971
- EIA plant ID
- 3482
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 2,473 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 33%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 33.5241, -101.7396
JONES, a 678 MW Natural Gas power plant in Lubbock County, Texas. Operated by SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO, commissioned 1971.
How JONES compares
With 678 MW of capacity, JONES ranks 54th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 41st of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.0% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 215th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1971, it is older than 83% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO, runs 5 operating plants in Texas totaling 3,559 MW.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 860 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas steam turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 678 MW). Net generation was 2,473 GWh in 2024 (a 33% capacity factor), up 55% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1971 and 2013.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO., under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 177 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ANTELOPE STATION (167 MW).
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
JONES is a 678 MW natural gas power plant in Lubbock County, TX, operated by SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO, commissioned in 1971. Lubbock County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 5.0 of 5 at the 99th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 99th 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.
Lubbock County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Very High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 4.9 |
| Strong wind | Very High | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 2.2 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 7.4 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 47.9 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 59th | 3.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Lubbock 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 Lubbock 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.