WINCHESTER POWER PARK
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 242 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Fayette County
- Operator
- LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2010
- EIA plant ID
- 56674
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 51.5 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 2.4%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 30.0381, -96.9875
WINCHESTER POWER PARK, a 242 MW Natural Gas power plant in Fayette County, Texas. Operated by LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY, commissioned 2010.
How WINCHESTER POWER PARK compares
With 242 MW of capacity, WINCHESTER POWER PARK ranks 109th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 87th 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 508th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2010, it is newer than 81% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY, runs 11 operating plants in Texas totaling 3,912 MW. It shares Fayette County with one other operating plant, FAYETTE POWER PROJECT.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 242 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 51.5 GWh in 2024 (a 2.4% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by BLUEBONNET ELECTRIC COOP, INC, about 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 2,924 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FAYETTE POWER PROJECT (1,690 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, CyrusOne Austin (Met 2) in Austin, about 44.0 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
WINCHESTER POWER PARK is a 242 MW natural gas power plant in Fayette County, TX, operated by LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY, commissioned in 2010. Fayette County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.1 of 5 at the 54th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 81st 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.
Fayette County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 81st | 4.3 of 5 | 0.07 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.52 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 11.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 56.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.75 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Fayette 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 Fayette 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.