WOLF HOLLOW I LP

Operating

Natural Gas power plant

Capacity
810 MW
Primary fuel
Natural Gas
County
Hood County
Operator
EXELON POWER
Status
Operating
Commissioned
2003
EIA plant ID
55139
Generators
3
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Net generation (2024)
3,210 GWh
Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
46%
Data vintage
EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
Coordinates
32.3341, -97.7316

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WOLF HOLLOW I LP, an 810 MW Natural Gas power plant in Hood County, Texas. Operated by EXELON POWER, commissioned 2003.

How WOLF HOLLOW I LP compares

With 810 MW of capacity, WOLF HOLLOW I LP ranks 41st among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 30th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.2% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 150th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is newer than 56% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, EXELON POWER, runs 4 operating plants in Texas totaling 3,213 MW. It shares Hood County with one other operating plant, DECORDOVA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 788 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,210 GWh in 2024 (a 46% capacity factor), up 32% 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 3,869 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is COMANCHE PEAK (2,430 MW, Nuclear).

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

WOLF HOLLOW I LP is an 810 MW natural gas power plant in Hood County, TX, operated by EXELON POWER, commissioned in 2003. Hood County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.1 of 5 at the 78th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 83rd 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.

4.1 of 5Modeled catastrophe exposure
HighExposure band
TornadoLeading peril
Relatively LowFEMA county risk rating

Hood County hazard ratings

PerilFEMA ratingNational percentilePeril scoreEvents per year
TornadoRelatively High83rd4.3 of 50.39
WildfireRelatively Moderate83rd4.3 of 5<0.01
HailRelatively Moderate81st4.3 of 58.6
Ice stormRelatively Moderate75th4.0 of 51.0
Strong windRelatively Low53rd3.1 of 53.5
Heat waveRelatively Moderate51st3.0 of 514.1
Winter weatherRelatively Low47th2.9 of 54.1
HurricaneVery Low47th2.9 of 50.02
LightningRelatively Moderate38th2.5 of 551.3
Riverine floodingRelatively Low35th2.4 of 51.3
EarthquakeVery Low17th1.7 of 5<0.01

Perils not assessed in Hood 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.

PerilWhy it is not scored
Coastal floodingFEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county

Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Hood 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.