TOLEDO BEND
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 81 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Newton County
- Operator
- ENTERGY TEXAS INC.
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1969
- EIA plant ID
- 6595
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Net generation (2024)
- 0 GWh
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 31.1736, -93.5658
TOLEDO BEND, an 81 MW Hydro power plant in Newton County, Texas. Operated by ENTERGY TEXAS INC., commissioned 1969.
How TOLEDO BEND compares
With 81 MW of capacity, TOLEDO BEND ranks 193rd among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 2nd of the 22 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 12% of Texas's operating Hydro capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 208th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1969, it is older than 85% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, ENTERGY TEXAS INC., runs 3 operating plants in Texas totaling 2,675 MW. It shares Newton County with one other operating plant, COTTONWOOD ENERGY PROJECT.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 81 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. The plant reported no net generation in 2024.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, about 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: DERIDDER MILL (62 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
TOLEDO BEND is an 81 MW hydro power plant in Newton County, TX, operated by ENTERGY TEXAS INC., commissioned in 1969. Newton County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.6 of 5 at the 65th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 92nd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Newton County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.67 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 10.8 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 0.69 |
| Hail | Very Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.82 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 76.6 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Newton 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.