SAN JACINTO COUNTY PEAKING FACILITY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 171 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- San Jacinto County
- Operator
- EAST TEXAS ELECTRIC COOP, INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 56603
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 140 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 9.4%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 30.4193, -95.0118
SAN JACINTO COUNTY PEAKING FACILITY, a 171 MW Natural Gas power plant in San Jacinto County, Texas. One of 405 power plants tracked in Texas on Bywatts.
How SAN JACINTO COUNTY PEAKING FACILITY compares
With 171 MW of capacity, SAN JACINTO COUNTY PEAKING FACILITY ranks 138th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 99th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.3% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 572nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 47% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, EAST TEXAS ELECTRIC COOP, INC, runs 2 operating plants in Texas totaling 344 MW.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 170 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 140 GWh in 2024 (a 9.4% capacity factor), up 53% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: SECURITY (3 MW, Biomass).
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
SAN JACINTO COUNTY PEAKING FACILITY is a 171 MW natural gas power plant in San Jacinto County, TX, operated by EAST TEXAS ELECTRIC COOP, INC, commissioned in 2001. San Jacinto County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.3 of 5 at the 32nd national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 80th 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.
San Jacinto County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 0.13 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.45 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 64th | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 11.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.77 |
| Hail | Very Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 70.6 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 1.5 |
Perils not assessed in San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto 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.