V H BRAUNIG
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 1,138 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Bexar County
- Operator
- CITY OF SAN ANTONIO - (TX)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1966
- EIA plant ID
- 3612
- Generators
- 7
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 2,029 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 20%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 29.2567, -98.3825
V H BRAUNIG, a 1,138 MW Natural Gas power plant in Bexar County, Texas. Operated by CITY OF SAN ANTONIO - (TX), commissioned 1966.
How V H BRAUNIG compares
With 1,138 MW of capacity, V H BRAUNIG ranks 19th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 10th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.7% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 70th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1966, it is older than 86% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO - (TX), runs 6 operating plants in Texas totaling 5,341 MW. It shares Bexar County with 9 other operating plants, including J K SPRUCE and O W SOMMERS.
EIA-860 lists 7 generators at the site with 1,138 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas steam turbine technology. Net generation was 2,029 GWh in 2024 (a 20% capacity factor), up 22% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1966 and 2010.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by BANDERA ELECTRIC COOP, INC, about 0.1 miles away. Another 8 operating power plants totaling 3,349 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is J K SPRUCE (1,444 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, CyrusOne San Antonio in San Antonio, about 23.4 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
V H BRAUNIG is a 1,138 MW natural gas power plant in Bexar County, TX, operated by CITY OF SAN ANTONIO - (TX), commissioned in 1966. Bexar County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.8 of 5 at the 95th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 96th 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.
Bexar County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Very High | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 3.0 |
| Riverine flooding | Very High | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 7.5 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Tornado | Very High | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.43 |
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 10.3 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.19 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 2.8 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 46.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 1.00 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Bexar 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 Bexar 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.