RAY OLINGER
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 428 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Collin County
- Operator
- CITY OF GARLAND - (TX)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1967
- EIA plant ID
- 3576
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 40.4 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 1.1%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 33.0680, -96.4524
RAY OLINGER, a 428 MW Natural Gas power plant in Collin County, Texas. Operated by CITY OF GARLAND - (TX), commissioned 1967.
How RAY OLINGER compares
With 428 MW of capacity, RAY OLINGER ranks 86th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 71st of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.6% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 363rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1967, it is older than 85% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CITY OF GARLAND - (TX), runs 3 operating plants in Texas totaling 557 MW.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 428 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas steam turbine technology. Net generation was 40.4 GWh in 2024 (a 1.1% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 1967 and 2001.
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 3 operating power plants totaling 2,888 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FORNEY ENERGY CENTER (1,851 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 11 mapped data centers; the nearest is Digital Realty DFW (1232 Alma) in Richardson, about 16.8 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
RAY OLINGER is a 428 MW natural gas power plant in Collin County, TX, operated by CITY OF GARLAND - (TX), commissioned in 1967. Collin County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 5.0 of 5 at the 99th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 99th 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.
Collin County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Very High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 8.8 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 56.2 |
| Tornado | Very High | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.86 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 18.4 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 4.4 |
Perils not assessed in Collin 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 Collin 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.