Directory of Power Plants in Texas
Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
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San Miguel | San Miguel Electric Coop, Inc | Christine, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.3 TWh | Dec 1981 | Feb 2025 | Lignite Coal : 99.8% |
Maverick Creek Wind | Algonquin Power Co | Eden, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.4 TWh | Feb 2022 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Victoria | Victoria WLE, LP | Victoria, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.5 TWh | Feb 1963 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Young Wind | Young Wind, LLC | Graham, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.6 TWh | Nov 2022 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Motiva Enterprises Port Arthur Refinery | Motiva Enterprises LLC | Port Arthur, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 TWh | May 1957 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas : 90.9% Other Gas : 9.1% |
Nueces Bay | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.6 TWh | Jun 1972 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Ennis Power Company LLC | Ennis Power Company LLC | Ennis, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.7 TWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Aviator Wind | Aviator Wind, LLC | Robert Lee, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.7 TWh | May 2021 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Barney M Davis | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.7 TWh | Apr 1974 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
Mustang Station Unit 4 | Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc | Denver City, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.7 TWh | Mar 2006 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Lake Hubbard | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Sunnyvale, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.7 TWh | May 1970 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 97.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.7% |
Freeport Energy | Olin Blue Cube Operations | Freeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.7 TWh | Mar 1978 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Nichols | Southwestern Public Service Co | Amarillo, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.7 TWh | Dec 1959 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Houston Chemical Complex Battleground | Oxy Vinyls LP | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.7 TWh | Apr 1982 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.1% Other Gas : 0.9% |
White Mesa Wind | White Mesa Wind, LLC | Ozona, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.9 TWh | Sep 2021 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Magic Valley Generating Station | Calpine Corp-Magic Valley | Edinburg, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.9 TWh | Jan 2002 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
O W Sommers | City of San Antonio - (TX) | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.9 TWh | Mar 1972 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Tenaska Gateway Generating Station | Tenaska Gateway Partners Ltd | Mt. Enterprise, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.9 TWh | Jun 2001 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Capricorn Ridge Wind LLC | Capricorn Ridge Wind LLC | Sterling City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.0 TWh | Oct 2007 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Sand Hill | Austin Energy | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.0 TWh | May 2001 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Lewis Creek | Entergy Texas Inc. | Willis, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 TWh | Nov 1970 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Hale Community Wind Farm | Southwestern Public Service Co | Plainview, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.0 TWh | May 2019 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Texas City Power Plant | Texas City Cogeneration LLC | Texas City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.1 TWh | Apr 1987 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Colorado Bend Energy Center | CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP | Wharton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.1 TWh | Apr 2002 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Tolk | Southwestern Public Service Co | Muleshoe, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.1 TWh | Dec 1981 | Apr 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 84.4% Natural Gas : 15.6% |
Bayou Cogen Plant | Air Liquide Large Industries U S LP | Pasadena, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.1 TWh | Nov 1984 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas : 91.5% Other Gas : 8.5% |
V H Braunig | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Elmendorf, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.2 TWh | Feb 1966 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Oyster Creek Unit VIII | Dow Chemical Company-Oyster Creek VIII | Freeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.2 TWh | Sep 1994 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Major Oak Power | Major Oak Power, LLC | Bremond, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.3 TWh | Aug 1990 | Apr 2025 | Lignite Coal : 99.9% |
Lost Pines 1 Power Project | Lower Colorado River Authority | Bastrop, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.3 TWh | Apr 2001 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Cedar Bayou 4 | NRG Cedar Bayou Development Company LLC | Eldon, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.3 TWh | May 2009 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Frontera Energy Center | Frontera Generation Limited Partnership | Mission, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.3 TWh | May 1999 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Harrington | Southwestern Public Service Co | Amarillo, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.3 TWh | Dec 1975 | Apr 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 63.3% Natural Gas : 36.7% |
Hidalgo Energy Center | Calpine Corp - Hidalgo | Edinburg, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.4 TWh | May 2000 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Jones | Southwestern Public Service Co | Lubbock, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.5 TWh | Dec 1970 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center | FPL Energy Horse Hollow LLC | Wingate, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.5 TWh | Nov 2005 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Mustang Station | Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc | Denver City, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.6 TWh | May 1999 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Corpus Christi Energy Center | Corpus Christi Cogeneration LLC | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.6 TWh | Sep 2002 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
ExxonMobil Baytown Turbine | Exxon Mobil Refining and Supply Co. | Baytown, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.7 TWh | Jan 1989 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Ingleside Cogeneration | Ingleside Cogeneration LP | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.7 TWh | Jun 1999 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas : 98.3% Other Gas : 1.7% |
Sabine River Operations | The Dow Chemical Company | Orange, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.8 TWh | Dec 1947 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.2% Other Gas : 0.8% |
Harrison County Power Project | Northeast Texas Elec Coop, Inc | Marshall, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.8 TWh | May 2003 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
Eastman Cogeneration Facility | Eastman Cogeneration LP | Longview, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.9 TWh | Mar 2001 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Cedar Bayou | NRG Texas Power LLC | Baytown, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.9 TWh | Nov 1970 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Quail Run Energy Center | Quail Run Energy Partners, LP | Odessa, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.1 TWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Coleto Creek | Coleto Creek Power LP | Fannin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.1 TWh | May 1980 | Apr 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
Wolf Hollow I LP | Wolf Hollow I Power, LLC | Granbury, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.1 TWh | Jul 2003 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Arthur Von Rosenberg | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Elmendorf, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.1 TWh | May 2000 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Sandy Creek Energy Station | Sandy Creek Energy Associates LP | Riesel, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.2 TWh | Apr 2013 | Apr 2025 | Subbituminous Coal |
Sweeny Cogen Facility | Sweeny Cogeneration LLC | Old Ocean, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.2 TWh | Jul 1997 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas : 71.0% Other Gas : 29.0% |
Bastrop Energy Center | Bastrop Energy Partners, LP | Cedar Creek, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.3 TWh | Apr 2002 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Wise County Power LLC | Wise County Power Company LLC | Poolville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.4 TWh | Jun 2004 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Jack Fusco Energy Center | Brazos Valley Energy | Thompsons, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.4 TWh | Apr 2003 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Rayburn Energy Station LLC | Rayburn Energy Station LLC | Sherman, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.6 TWh | Jul 2014 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Odyssey Energy Altura Cogen, LLC | Odyssey Operating Services | Channelview, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.6 TWh | Oct 1985 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Thomas C Ferguson | Lower Colorado River Authority | Horseshoe Bay, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.6 TWh | Jul 2014 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Green Power 2 | South Houston Green Power LLC | Texas City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.9 TWh | Nov 2003 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.7% |
Sabine | Entergy Texas Inc. | Orange, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.9 TWh | Dec 1961 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Newman | El Paso Electric Co | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 4.1 TWh | Apr 1960 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Great Prairie Wind | Great Prairie Wind LLC | Gruver, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.1 TWh | Oct 2022 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Thad Hill Energy Center | Thad Hill Energy Center, LLC | Clifton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 4.2 TWh | Jun 2000 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Channel Energy Center LLC | Channel Energy Center LLC | Pasadena, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 4.3 TWh | Jun 2001 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas : 92.4% Other Gas : 7.6% |
Tenaska Frontier Generation Station | Tenaska Frontier Partners Ltd | Shiro, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 4.3 TWh | Apr 2000 | Feb 2025 | Natural Gas |
ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery | ExxonMobil Oil Corp | Beaumont, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.4 TWh | Dec 1965 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas : 96.6% Other Gas : 3.4% |
Welsh | Southwestern Electric Power Co | Pittsburg, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.4 TWh | Feb 1977 | Apr 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
Formosa Utility Venture Ltd | Formosa Plastics Corp | Point Comfort, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 4.6 TWh | Feb 1987 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.2% Other Gas : 0.8% |
Pasadena Cogeneration | Pasadena Cogeneration LP | Pasadena, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 4.9 TWh | May 1998 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Baytown Energy Center | Baytown Energy Center LLC | Baytown, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 5.0 TWh | May 2002 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Rio Nogales Power Project | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Seguin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 5.0 TWh | Apr 2002 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Hays Energy Project | Hays Energy, LLC | San Marcos, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 5.3 TWh | Mar 2002 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Cottonwood Energy Project | NRG Cottonwood Tenant LLC | Deweyville, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.5 TWh | Jun 2003 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Channelview Cogeneration Plant | EIF Channelview Cogeneration LLC | Channelview, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 5.8 TWh | Jul 2001 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
J K Spruce | City of San Antonio - (TX) | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 6.0 TWh | Nov 1992 | Apr 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
Lamar Power Project | LaFrontera Holdings LLC | Paris, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 6.1 TWh | Apr 2000 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Wolf Hollow II | Constellation Power, Inc | Granbury, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 6.2 TWh | May 2017 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Montgomery County | Entergy Texas Inc. | Willis, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.3 TWh | Dec 2020 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Guadalupe Generating Station | Guadalupe Power Partners LP | Marion, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 6.4 TWh | Sep 2000 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Limestone | NRG Texas Power LLC | Jewett, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 6.4 TWh | Nov 1985 | Apr 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.1% Natural Gas : 0.9% |
Midlothian Energy Facility | Midlothian Energy LLC | Midlothian, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 6.5 TWh | Apr 2000 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Freestone Energy Center | Freestone Power Generation LLC | Fairfield, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 6.6 TWh | May 2002 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Jack County | Jack County Power, LLC | Bridgeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 6.7 TWh | Jan 2006 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Colorado Bend II | Constellation Power, Inc | Wharton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 6.7 TWh | May 2017 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Temple Power Station | Temple Generation Holdings LLC | Temple, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 7.0 TWh | Jun 2014 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Fayette Power Project | Lower Colorado River Authority | La Grange, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 7.7 TWh | May 1979 | Apr 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
Deer Park Energy Center | Deer Park Energy Center | Deer Park, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 8.0 TWh | May 2003 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Odessa-Ector Power Plant | LaFrontera Holdings LLC | Odessa, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 8.0 TWh | Jun 2001 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Martin Lake | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Tatum, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 8.8 TWh | Apr 1977 | Apr 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
Forney Energy Center | LaFrontera Holdings LLC | Forney, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 9.6 TWh | Jan 2003 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Oak Grove (TX) | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Franklin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 11.6 TWh | Mar 2010 | Apr 2025 | Lignite Coal : 98.0% Natural Gas : 2.0% |
W A Parish | NRG Texas Power LLC | Thompsons, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 14.2 TWh | May 1958 | Apr 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 82.6% Natural Gas : 17.4% |
Comanche Peak | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Glen Rose, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 19.4 TWh | Jul 1990 | Apr 2025 | Nuclear |
South Texas Project | STP Nuclear Operating Co | Wadsworth, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 20.7 TWh | Jul 1988 | Apr 2025 | Nuclear |