MORGAN CREEK
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 536 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Mitchell County
- Operator
- LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1988
- EIA plant ID
- 3492
- Generators
- 6
- Net generation (2024)
- 23.5 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 0.5%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.3358, -100.9156
MORGAN CREEK, a 536 MW Natural Gas power plant in Mitchell County, Texas. Operated by LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC, commissioned 1988.
How MORGAN CREEK compares
With 536 MW of capacity, MORGAN CREEK ranks 71st among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 56th 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 309th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1988, it is older than 66% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC, runs 9 operating plants in Texas totaling 9,469 MW. It shares Mitchell County with one other operating plant, LORAINE WINDPOWER PARK LLC.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 536 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 23.5 GWh in 2024 (a 0.5% capacity factor).
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 7 operating power plants totaling 1,174 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PYRON WIND FARM LLC (249 MW, Wind).
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
MORGAN CREEK is a 536 MW natural gas power plant in Mitchell County, TX, operated by LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC, commissioned in 1988. Mitchell County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.6 of 5 at the 89th national percentile. Strong wind is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 98th 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.
Mitchell County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 48.7 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 6.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.54 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 5.9 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 31st | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.20 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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.