LEWIS CREEK
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 543 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Montgomery County
- Operator
- ENTERGY TEXAS INC.
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1970
- EIA plant ID
- 3457
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 2,241 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 47%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 30.4360, -95.5209
LEWIS CREEK, a 543 MW Natural Gas power plant in Montgomery County, Texas. Operated by ENTERGY TEXAS INC., commissioned 1970.
How LEWIS CREEK compares
With 543 MW of capacity, LEWIS CREEK ranks 70th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 55th 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 301st-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1970, it is older than 83% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, ENTERGY TEXAS INC., runs 3 operating plants in Texas totaling 2,675 MW. It shares Montgomery County with one other operating plant, SECURITY.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 543 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas steam turbine technology. Net generation was 2,241 GWh in 2024 (a 47% capacity factor), up 22% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1970 and 1971.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by ENTERGY TEXAS, INC., under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: SECURITY (3 MW, Biomass). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is Databank Houston West (HOU1) (HOU2) in Houston, about 40.9 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
LEWIS CREEK is a 543 MW natural gas power plant in Montgomery County, TX, operated by ENTERGY TEXAS INC., commissioned in 1970. Montgomery County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.2 of 5 at the 31st national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 81st 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.
Montgomery County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 81st | 4.3 of 5 | 0.14 |
| Tornado | Very High | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.89 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 11.9 |
| Ice storm | Very High | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.90 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 31st | 2.3 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Lightning | Very High | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 69.9 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 1.6 |
Perils not assessed in Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.