LAREDO
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 264 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Webb County
- Operator
- TOPAZ POWER GROUP LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 3439
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 52.4 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 2.3%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 27.5670, -99.5085
LAREDO, a 264 MW Natural Gas power plant in Webb County, Texas. Operated by TOPAZ POWER GROUP LLC, commissioned 2008.
How LAREDO compares
With 264 MW of capacity, LAREDO ranks 102nd among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 82nd 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 493rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2008, it is newer than 68% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, TOPAZ POWER GROUP LLC, runs 3 operating plants in Texas totaling 2,076 MW. It shares Webb County with 2 other operating plants, CEDRO HILL WIND LLC and WHITETAIL WIND ENERGY LLC.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 264 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 52.4 GWh in 2024 (a 2.3% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by AEP TEXAS CENTRAL CO., under 0.1 miles away.
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
LAREDO is a 264 MW natural gas power plant in Webb County, TX, operated by TOPAZ POWER GROUP LLC, commissioned in 2008. Webb County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.8 of 5 at the 21st national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 69th 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.
Webb County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 10.3 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 41st | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 35.8 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.66 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.29 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.68 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Webb 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 Webb 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.