PERMIAN BASIN
Partly retiredNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 1,097 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Ward County
- Operator
- LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC
- EIA plant ID
- 3494
- Generators
- 5
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 464 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 12%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 31.5842, -102.9637
PERMIAN BASIN, a partly retired 1,097 MW Natural Gas power plant in Ward County, Texas. Most of its capacity was retired, most recently in 2016, according to EIA-860.
How PERMIAN BASIN compares
EIA-860 lists 447 MW still operable at the site (natural gas fired combustion turbine), against the 1,097 MW recorded for it. Its operator, LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC, runs 9 operating plants in Texas totaling 9,469 MW.
EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 447 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 1,097 MW). Net generation was 464 GWh in 2024 (a 12% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 1988 and 1990.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY CO., about 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
PERMIAN BASIN is a partly retired 1,097 MW natural gas power plant in Ward County, TX, operated by LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC. Ward County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.2 of 5 at the 80th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 84th 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.
Ward County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Low | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 4.3 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.94 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.34 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 43.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 5.5 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 0.57 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Ward 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 Ward 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.