Directory of Power Plants in Texas
Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
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Post Oak Wind LLC | Mesquite Wind LLC | Abilene, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 416.9 GWh | Feb 2008 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Buffalo Gap 2 Wind Farm | AES Distributed Energy | Merkel, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 372.7 GWh | Jun 2007 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Scurry County Wind LP | Invenergy Services LLC | Snyder, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 205.4 GWh | Apr 2007 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
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 |
Champion Wind Farm LLC | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Roscoe, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 94.9 GWh | Jan 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Roscoe Wind Farm LLC | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Roscoe, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 355.1 GWh | Jan 2008 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
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 |
Forest Creek Wind Farm LLC | Big Sky Wind, LLC | Big Springs, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 180.9 GWh | Nov 2006 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Stanton Wind Energy LLC | Invenergy Services LLC | Lenorah, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 253.9 GWh | Jan 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
South Trent Wind Farm | NRG Energy Inc | Sweetwater, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 252.5 GWh | Dec 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Pattern Gulf Wind | Pattern Operators LP | Armstrong, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 702.6 GWh | Nov 2008 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Whirlwind Energy Center | Whirlwind Energy LLC | Floydada, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 101.5 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Winchester Power Park | Lower Colorado River Authority | Winchester, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 86.2 GWh | Apr 2010 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
CFB Power Plant | Formosa Plastics Corp | Point Comfort, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 929.9 GWh | Feb 2012 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Goat Wind LP | Goat Wind LLC | Sterling City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 222.5 GWh | Mar 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
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 |
West Moore Solar II | Cypress Creek Renewables | Sherman, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 6.2 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
EG178 Facility | Kinder Morgan Production Company LP | Snyder, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 713.1 GWh | May 2005 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Nacogdoches Power | Austin Energy | Cushing, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 191.0 GWh | May 2012 | Feb 2025 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
NWP Indian Mesa Wind Farm | NWP Indian Mesa Wind Farm LP | Iraan, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 205.6 GWh | Apr 2001 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Woodward Mountain II | Pecos Wind II LP | Girvin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 168.0 GWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Woodward Mountain I | Pecos Wind I LP | Girvin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 168.0 GWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Trent Wind Farm | Trent Wind Farm LLC | Trent, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 515.0 GWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Desert Sky | Desert Sky Wind Farm LP | Iraan, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 496.7 GWh | Dec 2001 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Brazos Wind Farm | Shell Wind Energy Inc. | Fluvanna, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 658.7 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Freeport Energy Center | Dow Chemical Co | Freeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 951.6 GWh | Apr 2007 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Sweetwater Wind 1 LLC | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Sweetwater, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 140.8 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Sweetwater Wind 2 LLC | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Sweetwater, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 340.6 GWh | Jan 2005 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
C R Wing Cogen Plant | BHER Power Resources, Inc | Big Spring, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 99.6 GWh | Jun 1987 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Buffalo Gap Wind Farm | AES Distributed Energy | Merkel, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 179.0 GWh | Mar 2006 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Callahan Divide Wind Energy Center | FPL Energy Callahan Wind, LLC | Tusocola, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 414.3 GWh | Feb 2005 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
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 |
Sweetwater Wind 3 LLC | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Sweetwater, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 470.0 GWh | Nov 2005 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Sweetwater Wind 4 LLC | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Roscoe, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 640.2 GWh | Apr 2007 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
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 |
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 |
Sweetwater Wind 5 | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Roscoe, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 163.2 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
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% |
Pearsall | South Texas Electric Coop, Inc | Pearsall, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 329.9 GWh | Apr 1961 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
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 |
Granite Shoals | Lower Colorado River Authority | Marble Falls, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 22.4 GWh | May 1951 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Inks | Lower Colorado River Authority | Buchanan Dam, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 8.7 GWh | Dec 1937 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Marble Falls | Lower Colorado River Authority | Marble Falls, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 15.2 GWh | Aug 1951 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Marshall Ford | Lower Colorado River Authority | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 24.0 GWh | Dec 1940 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Sim Gideon | Lower Colorado River Authority | Bastrop, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.2 TWh | Apr 1965 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Leon Creek | City of San Antonio - (TX) | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 227.5 GWh | May 2004 | Dec 2024 | 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 |
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 |
R W Miller | RW Miller Power LLC | Palo Pinto, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 628.3 GWh | Sep 1968 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Austin | Lower Colorado River Authority | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 4.1 GWh | Mar 1940 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Sam Rayburn | South Texas Electric Coop, Inc | Nursery, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 194.0 GWh | Feb 1963 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.8% |
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% |
Spencer | City of Garland - (TX) | Denton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 10.8 GWh | May 1966 | Nov 2024 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Comanche Peak | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Glen Rose, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 19.4 TWh | Jul 1990 | Apr 2025 | Nuclear |
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% |
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% |
Graham | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Graham, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.0 TWh | Nov 1960 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.8% |
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% |
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 |
Laredo | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Laredo, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 52.4 GWh | Jul 2008 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
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 |
Victoria | Victoria WLE, LP | Victoria, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.5 TWh | Feb 1963 | 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% |
Cedar Bayou | NRG Texas Power LLC | Baytown, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.9 TWh | Nov 1970 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Greens Bayou | NRG Texas Power LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 37.1 GWh | May 1973 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
T H Wharton | NRG Texas Power LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 670.0 GWh | Jun 1967 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
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% |
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% |
Handley | Constellation Power, Inc | Fort Worth, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 895.5 GWh | Jun 1963 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
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% |
Permian Basin | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Monahans, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 464.5 GWh | May 1958 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9% |
Stryker Creek | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Jacksonville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 921.7 GWh | May 1958 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
Trinidad (TX) | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Trinidad, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 376.4 GWh | Apr 1965 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Silas Ray | Brownsville Public Utilities Board | Brownsville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 103.4 GWh | Apr 1952 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Bryan (TX) | City of Bryan - (TX) | Bryan, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.5 GWh | Dec 1954 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Ray Olinger | City of Garland - (TX) | Navada, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 117.4 GWh | Jun 1967 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Dunlap TP 1 | Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | New Brannfels, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 673.0 MWh | Dec 1926 | Feb 2024 | Water |
Union Carbide Seadrift Cogen | Union Carbide Corp-Seadrift | Seadrift, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 638.9 GWh | Dec 1963 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 92.1% Other Gas : 7.9% |
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 |
Victoria Texas Plant | Invista | Victoria, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 472.4 GWh | Mar 1987 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Corpus Refinery | Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 280.5 GWh | Apr 1988 | 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% |
Rice University | Rice University | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 17.7 GWh | Dec 1985 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Paris Energy Center | Paris Generation LP | Paris, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 648.0 GWh | Jun 1989 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
Hal C Weaver Power Plant | University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 361.2 GWh | Sep 1951 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West | Valero Refining Co | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 82.7 GWh | Aug 1983 | Apr 2025 | Petroleum Coke : 42.3% Other Gas : 39.8% Natural Gas : 17.8% |
Signal Hill Generating LLC | Signal Hill Generating LLC | Wichita Falls, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.0 GWh | May 1987 | Nov 2024 | Natural Gas |
Newgulf Cogen | Wharton County Generation LLC | NewGulf, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 12.7 GWh | Mar 1984 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
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% |
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 |
Texas Petrochemicals | TPC Group, LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 233.8 GWh | May 1972 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 86.0% Other Gas : 14.0% |
Shell Deer Park | Deer Park Refinery Limited Partnership (DPRLP) | Deer Park, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.3 TWh | Sep 1979 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas : 77.5% Purchased Steam : 12.3% Other Gas : 10.2% |
Corpus Christi | Equistar Chemicals LP | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 54.6 GWh | Apr 1989 | Dec 2024 | 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 |
Houston Plant | Eco Services Corp. | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 52.7 GWh | Dec 1969 | Dec 2024 | Waste Heat |
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 |
Freeport Energy | Olin Blue Cube Operations | Freeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.7 TWh | Mar 1978 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |