243.9 MW Natural Gas operating in Hutchinson, TX — Southwest Power Pool
243.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
1999
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.6957, -101.3604
County
Hutchinson, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Borger Energy Associates LP | Borger Energy Associates | — |
| Owner(s) | Borger Energy Associates LP | KKR & Co. | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Black Hawk Station is a 243.9 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Hutchinson County, Texas. The plant began operating in 1999 and consists of two natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. It is owned by KKR & Co. and operated by Borger Energy Associates LP.
The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the broader Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In terms of size, Black Hawk Station is ranked 110th out of 144 power plants in Texas, and 703rd out of 945 plants nationally. The plant's latest annual generation was 1,373,688 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 64.3%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP CHP
128.4K MWh
Latest Month
1.4M MWh
Annual Generation
64.3%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Blackhawk Station · 115 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Xcel Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
SPS.BLACKHAWK1
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
Red Flag Warning: Cimarron; Texas; Beaver; Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:30PM CDT until March 21 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
Red Flag Warning: Cimarron; Texas; Beaver; Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:30PM CDT until March 22 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
Last updated 2026-03-21
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