VICTORIA TEXAS PLANT
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 102 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Victoria County
- Operator
- INVISTA
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1987
- EIA plant ID
- 10790
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 472 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 53%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 28.6751, -96.9560
VICTORIA TEXAS PLANT, a 102 MW Natural Gas power plant in Victoria County, Texas. Operated by INVISTA, commissioned 1987.
How VICTORIA TEXAS PLANT compares
With 102 MW of capacity, VICTORIA TEXAS PLANT ranks 179th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 106th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.2% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 670th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1987, it is older than 68% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Victoria County with 2 other operating plants, VICTORIA and SAM RAYBURN.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 102 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 472 GWh in 2024 (a 53% capacity factor), down 17% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by AEP TEXAS CENTRAL COMPANY, about 1.1 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 2,143 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FORMOSA UTILITY VENTURE LTD (689 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
VICTORIA TEXAS PLANT is a 102 MW natural gas power plant in Victoria County, TX, operated by INVISTA, commissioned in 1987. Victoria County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.9 of 5 at the 71st national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 95th 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.
Victoria County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.13 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 58.0 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 41st | 2.7 of 5 | 8.8 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.37 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.70 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.46 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Victoria 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.