WELSH
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,674 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Titus County
- Operator
- SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1977
- EIA plant ID
- 6139
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 4,218 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 43%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 33.0552, -94.8400
WELSH, a 1,674 MW Coal power plant in Titus County, Texas. Operated by SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO, commissioned 1977.
How WELSH compares
With 1,674 MW of capacity, WELSH ranks 11th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 6th of the 12 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 9.1% of Texas's operating Coal capacity and 1.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 57th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1977, it is older than 79% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO, runs 3 operating plants in Texas totaling 3,057 MW.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 1,116 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 1,674 MW). Net generation was 4,218 GWh in 2024 (a 43% capacity factor), about the same as in 2022. Its generators came online between 1977 and 1982.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by BOWIE-CASS ELECTRIC COOP, INC, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: WILKES (882 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
WELSH is a 1,674 MW coal power plant in Titus County, TX, operated by SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO, commissioned in 1977. Titus County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.5 of 5 at the 88th national percentile. Ice storm 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 coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Titus County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 5.2 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.33 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 18.2 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 57.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.75 |
Perils not assessed in Titus 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 Titus 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.