PANDA TEMPLE POWER STATION
OperatingPower plant
- County
- Bell County
- Operator
- PPG - O&M PANDA TEMPLE POWER LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2014
- EIA plant ID
- 58001
- Coordinates
- 31.0558, -97.3172
PANDA TEMPLE POWER STATION, a power plant in Bell County, Texas. Operated by PPG - O&M PANDA TEMPLE POWER LLC, commissioned 2014.
Weather peril exposure
PANDA TEMPLE POWER STATION is a power plant in Bell County, TX, operated by PPG - O&M PANDA TEMPLE POWER LLC, commissioned in 2014. Bell County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.5 of 5 at the 87th national percentile. Hail 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 this plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Bell County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 0.62 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 61st | 3.5 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 3.2 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 15.4 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Lightning | Very High | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | 49.1 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.82 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 3.1 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Bell 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 Bell 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.