TENASKA GATEWAY GENERATING STATION
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 940 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Rusk County
- Operator
- TENASKA GATEWAY PARTNERS LTD
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 55132
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 1,513 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 18%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.0178, -94.6197
TENASKA GATEWAY GENERATING STATION, a 940 MW Natural Gas power plant in Rusk County, Texas. Operated by TENASKA GATEWAY PARTNERS LTD, commissioned 2001.
How TENASKA GATEWAY GENERATING STATION compares
With 940 MW of capacity, TENASKA GATEWAY GENERATING STATION ranks 30th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 19th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.4% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 106th-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. It shares Rusk County with one other operating plant, MARTIN LAKE.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 940 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 1,513 GWh in 2024 (an 18% capacity factor), down 62% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO., under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 3,708 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MARTIN LAKE (2,380 MW, Coal).
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
TENASKA GATEWAY GENERATING STATION is a 940 MW natural gas power plant in Rusk County, TX, operated by TENASKA GATEWAY PARTNERS LTD, commissioned in 2001. Rusk County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.6 of 5 at the 39th national percentile. Strong wind is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 90th 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.
Rusk County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 5.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 0.77 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 2.9 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | 0.87 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 62.1 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 19.6 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 1.2 |
Perils not assessed in Rusk 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 Rusk 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.