Directory of Power Plants in Texas
Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
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North Gainesville Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Gainesville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 7.9 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Niagara Bottling - Seguin | SkyHigh 2 Solar | Seguin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 8.0 GWh | Sep 2021 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Connolly BESS | BT Connolly Storage, LLC | Decatur, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 8.1 GWh | Oct 2024 | Apr 2025 | Electricity used for energy storage |
Walnut Springs Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Walnut Springs, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 8.4 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Commerce Solar | City of San Antonio - (TX) | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 8.6 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Porterhouse Wind (4) LLC | UPC Power Solutions | Gruver, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 8.7 GWh | Dec 2007 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Inks | Lower Colorado River Authority | Buchanan Dam, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 8.7 GWh | Dec 1937 | Dec 2024 | Water |
UL Advanced Wind Turbine Test Facility | West Texas A&M University | Canyon, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 8.8 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
OCI Alamo 2, LLC | OCI Energy LLC | Converse, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 8.8 GWh | Feb 2014 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Whitesboro Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Whitesboro, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 9.2 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Griffin Solar | Sol Systems | Robinson, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 9.2 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
BESSP1, LLC. | BESSP1, LLC. | Shallowater, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 9.5 GWh | Oct 2023 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Bronson | Cypress Creek Renewables | Beasley, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 9.6 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
OCI Alamo 3 LLC | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 9.9 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Marlin Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Marlin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 9.9 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Yellow Jacket | Cypress Creek Renewables | Meridian, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 10.0 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Whitesboro Solar II | Cypress Creek Renewables | Whitesboro, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 10.3 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Sterling Solar (TX) | Cypress Creek Renewables | Greenville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 10.5 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Ralls Wind Farm | Ralls Wind Farm LLC | Ralls, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 10.6 GWh | Jun 2011 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Spencer | City of Garland - (TX) | Denton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 10.8 GWh | May 1966 | Nov 2024 | Natural Gas |
GFTX BESS | Giga Texas Energy LLC | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 11.8 GWh | Jul 2024 | Apr 2025 | Electricity used for energy storage |
Snider Industries | Snider Industries Inc | Marshall, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 12.5 GWh | Jul 1983 | Dec 2024 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
Alexis Solar, LLC | Sol Systems | Encino, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 12.6 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Newgulf Cogen | Wharton County Generation LLC | NewGulf, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 12.7 GWh | Mar 1984 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Jameson Gas Processing Plant | WTG Jameson, L.P. | Silver, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 12.9 GWh | Dec 1980 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Newman Solar | Newman Solar LLC | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 13.2 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
The Methodist Hospital, Gas Turbine | The Methodist Hospital | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 13.8 GWh | Jan 2010 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Lampwick | Sol Systems | Hext, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 15.1 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Marble Falls | Lower Colorado River Authority | Marble Falls, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 15.2 GWh | Aug 1951 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Westside Landfill Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Aledo, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 15.7 GWh | Feb 2010 | Dec 2024 | Landfill Gas |
TPE Whitney Solar, LLC | Cardinal Renewables | Kopperl, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 16.3 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Bovine | Cypress Creek Renewables | Wallis, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 16.5 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Eddy II | Cypress Creek Renewables | Eddy, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 16.6 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Phantom Solar | Phantom Solar, LLC | Fort Hood, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 16.9 GWh | Mar 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Buchanan Dam (TX) | Lower Colorado River Authority | Buchanan Dam, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 17.1 GWh | Dec 1937 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Cascade Solar (TX) | Cypress Creek Renewables | Wharton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 17.3 GWh | Mar 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Westhollow Technology Center | Shell Chemical LP | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 17.4 GWh | Dec 1987 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Rice University | Rice University | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 17.7 GWh | Dec 1985 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Paleo | Engie North America | Abernathy, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 18.0 GWh | Nov 2024 | Apr 2025 | Electricity used for energy storage |
Pavo | Engie North America | Fort Stockton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 18.0 GWh | Nov 2024 | Apr 2025 | Electricity used for energy storage |
Hydra | Engie North America | Fort Stockton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 18.8 GWh | Nov 2024 | Apr 2025 | Electricity used for energy storage |
Blue Wing Solar Energy Generation | Duke Energy Renewables Services | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 19.1 GWh | Oct 2010 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Dickens | Engie North America | Afton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 19.3 GWh | Nov 2024 | Apr 2025 | Electricity used for energy storage |
Falcon Dam & Power | International Bound & Wtr Comm | Falcon Heights, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 19.3 GWh | Sep 1954 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Leon Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Greenville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 19.9 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
CatanSolar | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | Runge, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 20.4 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Mars Solar | Sol Systems | Bruni, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 20.5 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Covel Gardens Gas Recovery | Energy Developments, Inc d/b/a EDL | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 20.6 GWh | Oct 2005 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
Samson Solar Energy II LLC | Invenergy Services LLC | Cunningham, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 20.7 GWh | - | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Chisum | Cypress Creek Renewables | Blossom, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 20.7 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Whitewright Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Whitewright, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 20.7 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Brandon Station | City of Lubbock - (TX) | Lubbock, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 21.7 GWh | Jun 1990 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
BT Jungmann | BT Jungmann, LLC | Buckholts, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 22.1 GWh | - | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Granite Shoals | Lower Colorado River Authority | Marble Falls, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 22.4 GWh | May 1951 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Seadrift Coke LP | Seadrift Coke L P | Port Lavaca, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 23.2 GWh | Oct 1983 | Apr 2025 | Petroleum Coke : 69.6% Other Gas : 28.3% Natural Gas : 2.1% |
Bryan Solar, LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Presidio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 23.4 GWh | May 2013 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Morgan Creek | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Colorado City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 23.5 GWh | Jun 1988 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 65.6% Natural Gas : 34.4% |
Farmers Branch Renewable Energy Facility | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Lewisville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 23.7 GWh | Dec 2010 | Dec 2024 | Landfill Gas |
Mesquite Creek LFGTE Project | WM Renewable Energy LLC | New Braunfels, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 23.9 GWh | Nov 2010 | Dec 2024 | Landfill Gas |
Marshall Ford | Lower Colorado River Authority | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 24.0 GWh | Dec 1940 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Gransolar Texas One, LLC | Gransolar Texas One, LLC | Thorndale, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 24.0 GWh | - | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility | Ft Worth City of | Arlington, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 24.0 GWh | Mar 1994 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
GE-Lubbock | GE Wind Energy LLC | Lubbock, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 24.3 GWh | Mar 2014 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Pantex | Pantex (NNSA) | Amarillo, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 24.3 GWh | May 2014 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
BT Signal Ranch | BT Signal Ranch, LLC | Quinlan, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 24.7 GWh | Nov 2024 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
TPE Erath Solar, LLC | Navisun LLC | Stephenville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 25.2 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Ameresco Dallas LLC | Ameresco Dallas LLC | Dallas, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 27.6 GWh | Jan 2011 | Dec 2024 | Landfill Gas |
Swift Air Solar I | OE_SAS1 | Goldsmith, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 28.3 GWh | - | Apr 2025 | Solar |
TECO CHP-1 | Texas Medical Center Central | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 30.7 GWh | Aug 2010 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Robert Mueller Energy Center | Austin Energy | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 32.2 GWh | Jun 2006 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
Austin Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 32.2 GWh | Sep 2007 | Dec 2024 | Landfill Gas |
Eagle Pass | Maverick Cty Water Control & Improvement | Eagle Pass, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 33.8 GWh | Jul 1932 | Apr 2025 | Water |
Tres City Power LLC | Tres Power Victoria LLC | Victoria, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 35.3 GWh | Jan 2020 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
DeCordova Steam Electric Station | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Granbury, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 36.9 GWh | Feb 1990 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 94.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 5.4% |
Greens Bayou | NRG Texas Power LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 37.1 GWh | May 1973 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Pleasant Hill Wind Energy Project | Pleasant Hill Wind Energy LLC | Lorenzo, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 39.9 GWh | Sep 2015 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Oxy Renewable Energy - Goldsmith | Oxy Renewable Energy LLC | Goldsmith, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 40.5 GWh | Apr 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Borger Plant | Sid Richardson Carbon Ltd | Borger, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 46.6 GWh | Jan 1985 | Sep 2024 | Blast Furnace Gas : 78.3% Natural Gas : 21.7% |
Bridgeport Gas Processing Plant | EnLink Midstream Services, LLC | Bridgeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 47.9 GWh | Jun 2000 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Copper | El Paso Electric Co | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 49.8 GWh | Jun 1980 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Amistad Dam & Power | International Bound & Wtr Comm | Del Rio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 50.6 GWh | May 1983 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Laredo | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Laredo, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 52.4 GWh | Jul 2008 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Houston Plant | Eco Services Corp. | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 52.7 GWh | Dec 1969 | Dec 2024 | Waste Heat |
Barilla Solar | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Fort Stockton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 53.7 GWh | May 2015 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
BayWa r.e Mozart LLC | Chopin Wind, LLC | Jayton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 54.1 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Corpus Christi | Equistar Chemicals LP | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 54.6 GWh | Apr 1989 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Big Spring Wind Power Facility | Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind | Big Spring, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 56.0 GWh | Nov 1998 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Phelps Dodge Refining | Phelps Dodge Refining Corp | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 56.1 GWh | Sep 1986 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Webberville Solar Project | FRV AE Solar LLC | Manor, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 56.3 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Oberon IB | Oberon Solar IB | Odessa, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 57.1 GWh | Jun 2020 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Rentech Nitrogen Pasadena Cogeneration | PCI Nitrogen LLC | Pasadena, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 58.9 GWh | Feb 2015 | Apr 2025 | Waste Heat |
Second Division Solar | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC | West Columbia, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 60.0 GWh | Oct 2024 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Tres Port Power, LLC | Tres Power Victoria LLC | Victoria, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 60.8 GWh | Jun 2019 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Powerlane Plant | City of Greenville - (TX) | Greenville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 62.4 GWh | Dec 1965 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 96.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.2% |
Hayhurst Texas Solar | Hayhurst Texas Solar | Orla, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 64.0 GWh | Mar 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Friendswood Energy | Tejas Power Generation LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 65.7 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Bluebell Solar | Bluebell Solar, LLC | Sterling City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 66.2 GWh | Oct 2018 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Whitney | USACE-Fort Worth District | Clifton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 69.4 GWh | May 1953 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Texas City Plant Union Carbide | Union Carbide Corp-Texas City | Texas City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 71.3 GWh | Jan 1996 | Mar 2025 | Purchased Steam |
OCI Alamo 4, LLC | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Brackettville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 76.0 GWh | Jul 2014 | Dec 2024 | Solar |