Directory of Power Plants in Texas
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Rayburn Dam | USACE-Fort Worth District | Jasper, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 106.5 GWh | Aug 1965 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Whitney | USACE-Fort Worth District | Clifton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.5 GWh | May 1953 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Brandon Station | City of Lubbock - (TX) | Lubbock, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 21.7 GWh | Jun 1990 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Robert D Willis | USACE-Fort Worth District | Jasper, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.4 GWh | Nov 1989 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| San Jacinto Steam Electric Station | NRG Texas Power LLC | La Porte, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 716.0 GWh | Mar 1995 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| DeCordova Steam Electric Station | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Granbury, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 95.5 GWh | Feb 1990 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 98.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.9% |
| Engineered Carbons Borger Cogen | Orion Engineered Carbons | Borger, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 40.5 GWh | Sep 1982 | Dec 2023 | Other Gas : 99.5% |
| Power Island | INEOS USA LLC | Alvin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 879.4 GWh | Oct 1985 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Ticona Polymers Inc | Ticona Polymers Inc | Bishop, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 254.1 GWh | Mar 1989 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Enterprise Products Operating | Enterprise Products Optg LP | Mont Belvieu, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 147.1 GWh | Aug 1984 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Ascend Performance Materials Texas Inc. | Ascend Performance Materials | Alvin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 192.9 GWh | May 1993 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| International Paper - Orange | International Paper - Orange | Orange, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 238.6 GWh | Oct 1967 | Dec 2023 | Black Liquor : 59.3% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 39.8% Tire-derived Fuels : 0.9% |
| ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery | Exxon Mobil Refining and Supply Co. | Baytown, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.2 TWh | Dec 1951 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Port Arthur Texas Refinery | Total Petrochemicals USA Inc | Port Arthur, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 234.8 GWh | Jul 1988 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Victoria Texas Plant | Invista | Victoria, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 411.2 GWh | Mar 1987 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Corpus Refinery | Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 272.8 GWh | Apr 1988 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Rice University | Rice University | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 18.6 GWh | Dec 1985 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Borger Plant | Sid Richardson Carbon Ltd | Borger, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 45.6 GWh | Jan 1985 | Dec 2023 | Blast Furnace Gas : 77.0% Natural Gas : 23.0% |
| WestRock (TX) | WestRock (TX) | Evadale, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 406.8 GWh | May 1954 | Dec 2023 | Black Liquor : 57.4% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 24.4% Natural Gas : 18.1% |
| Hal C Weaver Power Plant | University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 354.4 GWh | Sep 1951 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Newgulf Cogen | Wharton County Generation LLC | NewGulf, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 32.9 GWh | Mar 1984 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Snider Industries | Snider Industries Inc | Marshall, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 11.5 GWh | Jul 1983 | Dec 2023 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
| Union Carbide Seadrift Cogen | Union Carbide Corp-Seadrift | Seadrift, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 574.6 GWh | Dec 1963 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 95.6% Other Gas : 4.4% |
| Texas Petrochemicals | TPC Group, LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 236.3 GWh | May 1972 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 88.0% Other Gas : 12.0% |
| Corpus Christi | Equistar Chemicals LP | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 72.9 GWh | Apr 1989 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Houston Plant | Eco Services Corp. | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 12.4 GWh | Dec 1969 | Dec 2023 | Waste Heat |
| Wasson CO2 Removal Plant | Occidental Permian Ltd | Denver City, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 137.2 GWh | Jan 1988 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Power Station 4 | South Houston Green Power LLC | Texas City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 629.1 GWh | Aug 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| 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 |
| International Paper Texarkana Mill | Graphic Packaging International - Texarkana | Queen City, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 378.2 GWh | Dec 1971 | Dec 2023 | Black Liquor : 49.9% Natural Gas : 28.0% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 22.1% |
| Westhollow Technology Center | Shell Chemical LP | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 21.8 GWh | Dec 1987 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Works 4 | Vitro Architectural Glass | Wichita Falls, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 57.0 MWh | May 1974 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Phelps Dodge Refining | Phelps Dodge Refining Corp | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 62.5 GWh | Sep 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| JCO Oxides Olefins Plant | Indorama Ventures | Port Neeches, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 531.3 GWh | Aug 1992 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Johnson County | Johnson County Power LLC | Cleburne, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.1 TWh | Aug 1996 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Big Spring Wind Power Facility | Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind | Big Spring, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 62.5 GWh | Nov 1998 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| 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 |
| Bridgeport Gas Processing Plant | EnLink Midstream Services, LLC | Bridgeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 49.6 GWh | Jun 2000 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| NAFTA Region Olefins Complex Cogen Fac | BASF Corp | Port Arthur, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 582.0 GWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Ennis Power Company LLC | Ennis Power Company LLC | Ennis, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.4 TWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Air Products Port Arthur | Air Products LLC | Port Arthur, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.2 TWh | Oct 2000 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 93.5% Other Gas : 6.5% |
| BASF Freeport Works | BASF Corporation | Feeeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 588.6 GWh | Apr 1999 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Exelon LaPorte Generating Station | LaPorte Power, LLC | LaPorte, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 189.8 GWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Security | TX LFG Energy, LP | Cleveland, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 15.2 GWh | Feb 2003 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Llano Estacado Wind Ranch | Llano Estacado Wind Ranch | White Deer, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 101.6 GWh | Nov 2001 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| NWP Indian Mesa Wind Farm | NWP Indian Mesa Wind Farm LP | Iraan, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 197.8 GWh | Apr 2001 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Woodward Mountain II | Pecos Wind II LP | Girvin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 168.8 GWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Woodward Mountain I | Pecos Wind I LP | Girvin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 175.7 GWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Trent Wind Farm | Trent Wind Farm LLC | Trent, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 535.5 GWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Desert Sky | Desert Sky Wind Farm LP | Iraan, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 462.3 GWh | Dec 2001 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Brazos Wind Farm | Shell Wind Energy Inc. | Fluvanna, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 82.9 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Sweetwater Wind 1 LLC | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Sweetwater, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 137.6 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Sweetwater Wind 2 LLC | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Sweetwater, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 429.5 GWh | Jan 2005 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| EG178 Facility | Kinder Morgan Production Company LP | Snyder, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 686.9 GWh | May 2005 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Buffalo Gap Wind Farm | AES Distributed Energy | Merkel, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 198.5 GWh | Mar 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Callahan Divide Wind Energy Center | FPL Energy Callahan Wind, LLC | Tusocola, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 394.7 GWh | Feb 2005 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Sweetwater Wind 3 LLC | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Sweetwater, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 425.5 GWh | Nov 2005 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Mustang Station Unit 4 | Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc | Denver City, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 853.8 GWh | Mar 2006 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Quail Run Energy Center | CER Quail Run Energy Partners LP | Odessa, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.3 TWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Sweetwater Wind 5 | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Roscoe, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 165.2 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Robert Mueller Energy Center | Austin Energy | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 22.7 GWh | Jun 2006 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Forest Creek Wind Farm LLC | RWE Renewables Americas, LLC | Big Springs, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 225.4 GWh | Nov 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Wildorado Wind LLC | Wildorado Wind, LLC | Vega, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 643.2 GWh | Mar 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Post Wind Farm LP | FPL Energy Red Canyon LLC | Fluvanna, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 311.7 GWh | Mar 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Sand Bluff Wind Farm | RWE Renewables Americas, LLC | Big Spring, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 313.3 GWh | Dec 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Scurry County Wind LP | Invenergy Services LLC | Snyder, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 233.6 GWh | Apr 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Austin Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 37.9 GWh | Sep 2007 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Porterhouse Wind (4) LLC | UPC Power Solutions | Gruver, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 10.5 GWh | Dec 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Filet Wind (5) LLC | UPC Power Solutions | Stratford, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.6 GWh | Oct 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Tenderloin Wind (6) LLC | UPC Power Solutions | Texhoma, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.6 GWh | Dec 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Champion Wind Farm LLC | RWE Renewables Americas, LLC | Roscoe, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 306.8 GWh | Jan 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| San Jacinto County Peaking Facility | East Texas Electric Coop, Inc | Shepherd, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 115.1 GWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Hardin County Peaking Facility | Entergy Texas Inc. | Kountze, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 128.1 GWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm | AES Distributed Energy | Nolan, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 292.1 GWh | Jul 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Stanton Wind Energy LLC | Invenergy Services LLC | Lenorah, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 263.7 GWh | Jan 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Majestic 1 Wind Farm | NextEra Energy Majestic Wind | Panhandle, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 345.1 GWh | Dec 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| South Trent Wind Farm | NRG Energy Inc | Sweetwater, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 264.8 GWh | Dec 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Whirlwind Energy Center | Whirlwind Energy LLC | Floydada, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 83.9 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2023 | 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 LP | Sterling City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 245.7 GWh | Mar 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Silver Star I Wind Power Project | Silver Star I Power Partners LLC | Dublin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 186.1 GWh | Aug 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| McAdoo Wind Energy LLC | Invenergy Services LLC | McAdoo, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 395.1 GWh | Aug 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Turkey Track Wind Energy LLC | Invenergy Services LLC | Blackwell, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 345.7 GWh | Oct 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Scurry County Wind II | Invenergy Services LLC | Snyder, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 201.1 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Gunsight Mountain Wind Energy LLC | Invenergy Services LLC | Big Spring, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 429.5 GWh | May 2016 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Elbow Creek Wind Project LLC | Elbow Creek Wind Project LLC | Forsan, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 390.7 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Cedar Bayou 4 | NRG Cedar Bayou Development Company LLC | Eldon, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.9 TWh | May 2009 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Hackberry Wind Farm | Hackberry Wind LLC | Albany, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 352.4 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Ribeye Wind (11) LLC | UPC Power Solutions | Dumas, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.9 GWh | Apr 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| T-Bone Wind (10) LLC | UPC Power Solutions | Dumas, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.1 GWh | Apr 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Tri-Tip Wind (9) LLC | UPC Power Solutions | Sunray, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 8.2 GWh | Mar 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Brisket Wind (8) LLC | UPC Power Solutions | Sunray, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.7 GWh | Mar 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Flat Iron Wind (7) LLC | UPC Power Solutions | Sunray, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.1 GWh | Mar 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Covel Gardens Gas Recovery | EDL Inc | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 20.6 GWh | Oct 2005 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Great Plains Windpark LLC | Great Plains Windpark Legacy LLC | Spearman, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 127.7 GWh | Dec 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Panther Creek Wind Farm I | RWE Renewables Americas, LLC | Big Spring, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 519.3 GWh | Jun 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Panther Creek Wind Farm II | RWE Renewables Americas, LLC | Big Spring, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 391.1 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Bull Creek Wind | Bull Creek Wind LLC | O'Donnell, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 269.0 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Ocotillo Windpower | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Forsan, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 18.4 GWh | Aug 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |