QUAIL RUN ENERGY CENTER
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 573 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Ector County
- Operator
- CER QUAIL RUN ENERGY PARTNERS LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2002
- EIA plant ID
- 56349
- Generators
- 6
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 3,070 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 63%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 31.8415, -102.3158
QUAIL RUN ENERGY CENTER, a 573 MW Natural Gas power plant in Ector County, Texas. Operated by CER QUAIL RUN ENERGY PARTNERS LP, commissioned 2002.
How QUAIL RUN ENERGY CENTER compares
With 573 MW of capacity, QUAIL RUN ENERGY CENTER ranks 65th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 50th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.9% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 279th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 52% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Ector County with 3 other operating plants, including ODESSA ECTOR GENERATING STATION and NOTREES WINDPOWER.
EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 550 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,070 GWh in 2024 (a 63% capacity factor), about 2.3 times its 2022 output. Its generators came online between 2002 and 2008.
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. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: ODESSA ECTOR GENERATING STATION (1,135 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
QUAIL RUN ENERGY CENTER is a 573 MW natural gas power plant in Ector County, TX, operated by CER QUAIL RUN ENERGY PARTNERS LP, commissioned in 2002. Ector County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.9 of 5 at the 98th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively High 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.
Ector County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 3.9 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 5.7 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 6.1 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.42 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.36 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 43.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 3.9 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Ector 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 Ector 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.