WISE COUNTY POWER LLC
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 746 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Wise County
- Operator
- WISE COUNTY POWER COMPANY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2004
- EIA plant ID
- 55320
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 3,445 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 48%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 33.0603, -97.9097
WISE COUNTY POWER LLC, a 746 MW Natural Gas power plant in Wise County, Texas. Operated by WISE COUNTY POWER COMPANY LLC, commissioned 2004.
How WISE COUNTY POWER LLC compares
With 746 MW of capacity, WISE COUNTY POWER LLC ranks 44th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 33rd of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.1% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 168th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2004, it is newer than 59% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Wise County with 2 other operating plants, JACK COUNTY and BRIDGEPORT GAS PROCESSING PLANT.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 822 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 746 MW). Net generation was 3,445 GWh in 2024 (a 48% capacity factor), up 19% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY CO., under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 1,407 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is JACK COUNTY (1,280 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Rackspace Dallas Grapevine (DFW1) in Grapevine, about 47.5 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
WISE COUNTY POWER LLC is a 746 MW natural gas power plant in Wise County, TX, operated by WISE COUNTY POWER COMPANY LLC, commissioned in 2004. Wise County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.1 of 5 at the 78th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 84th 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.
Wise County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 9.9 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 52.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.86 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.92 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 14.7 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 5.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 44th | 2.7 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Wise 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 Wise 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.