TRINIDAD
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 243 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Henderson County
- Operator
- LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1965
- EIA plant ID
- 3507
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 376 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 18%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.1245, -96.1013
TRINIDAD, a 243 MW Natural Gas power plant in Henderson County, Texas. Operated by LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC, commissioned 1965.
How TRINIDAD compares
With 243 MW of capacity, TRINIDAD ranks 108th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 86th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.4% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 507th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1965, it is older than 88% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC, runs 9 operating plants in Texas totaling 9,469 MW.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 243 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas steam turbine technology. Net generation was 376 GWh in 2024 (an 18% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 1965 and 1966.
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: FREESTONE ENERGY CENTER (1,036 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
TRINIDAD is a 243 MW natural gas power plant in Henderson County, TX, operated by LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC, commissioned in 1965. Henderson County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.5 of 5 at the 63rd national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 72nd 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.
Henderson County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 4.5 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 69th | 3.7 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 66th | 3.7 of 5 | 15.6 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 3.2 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 57.2 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.70 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 1.4 |
Perils not assessed in Henderson 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 Henderson 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.