PARIS ENERGY CENTER
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 250 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Lamar County
- Operator
- PARIS GENERATION LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1989
- EIA plant ID
- 50109
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 648 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 28%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 33.6968, -95.5575
PARIS ENERGY CENTER, a 250 MW Natural Gas power plant in Lamar County, Texas. Operated by PARIS GENERATION LP, commissioned 1989.
How PARIS ENERGY CENTER compares
With 250 MW of capacity, PARIS ENERGY CENTER ranks 105th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 84th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.4% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 501st-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1989, it is older than 63% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Lamar County with one other operating plant, LAMAR POWER PROJECT.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 266 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 648 GWh in 2024 (a 28% capacity factor), down 3% from 2022.
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. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: LAMAR POWER PROJECT (1,108 MW, Natural Gas).
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
PARIS ENERGY CENTER is a 250 MW natural gas power plant in Lamar County, TX, operated by PARIS GENERATION LP, commissioned in 1989. Lamar County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.4 of 5 at the 84th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 94th 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.
Lamar County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Very High | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 0.65 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 86th | 4.5 of 5 | 5.2 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 15.3 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 58.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 59th | 3.3 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 1.1 |
Perils not assessed in Lamar 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 Lamar 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.