Directory of Power Plants in Texas
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe Generating Station | Guadalupe Power Partners LP | Marion, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 5.3 TWh | Sep 2000 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Bridgeport Gas Processing Plant | EnLink Midstream Services, LLC | Bridgeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 46.6 GWh | Jun 2000 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Gregory Power Plant | Gregory Power Partners LLC | Gregory, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 681.9 GWh | Jun 2000 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Thad Hill Energy Center | Thad Hill Energy Center, LLC | Clifton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 4.0 TWh | Jun 2000 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Arthur Von Rosenberg | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Elmendorf, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.4 TWh | May 2000 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Hidalgo Energy Center | Calpine Corp - Hidalgo | Edinburg, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.9 TWh | May 2000 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Tenaska Frontier Generation Station | Tenaska Frontier Partners Ltd | Shiro, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 4.7 TWh | Apr 2000 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Midlothian Energy Facility | Midlothian Energy LLC | Midlothian, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 7.2 TWh | Apr 2000 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Lamar Power Project | LaFrontera Holdings LLC | Paris, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 7.2 TWh | Apr 2000 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Ingleside Cogeneration | Ingleside Cogeneration LP | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.1 TWh | Jun 1999 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas : 98.4% Other Gas : 1.6% |
| Black Hawk Station | Borger Energy Associates LP | Borger, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.4 TWh | May 1999 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas : 86.2% Other Gas : 13.8% |
| Mustang Station | Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc | Denver City, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.2 TWh | May 1999 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Frontera Energy Center | Frontera Generation Limited Partnership | Mission, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.9 TWh | May 1999 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| BASF Freeport Works | BASF Corporation | Feeeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 537.4 GWh | Apr 1999 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Big Spring Wind Power Facility | Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind | Big Spring, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 56.8 GWh | Nov 1998 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Pasadena Cogeneration | Pasadena Cogeneration LP | Pasadena, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 5.0 TWh | May 1998 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| State Farm Insur Support Center Central | State Farm Mutual Auto Ins Co | Irving, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 8.0 MWh | Dec 1997 | Jun 2026 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Sweeny Cogen Facility | Sweeny Cogeneration LLC | Old Ocean, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.1 TWh | Jul 1997 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas : 71.9% Other Gas : 28.1% |
| Johnson County | Johnson County Power LLC | Cleburne, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.3 TWh | Aug 1996 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Texas City Plant Union Carbide | Union Carbide Corp-Texas City | Texas City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 112.9 GWh | Jan 1996 | Jun 2026 | Purchased Steam |
| San Jacinto Steam Electric Station | NRG Texas Power LLC | La Porte, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 751.6 GWh | Mar 1995 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Oyster Creek Unit VIII | Dow Chemical Company-Oyster Creek VIII | Freeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.6 TWh | Sep 1994 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas : 99.8% |
| Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility | Ft Worth, City of - (TX) | Arlington, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 29.8 GWh | Mar 1994 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Ascend Performance Materials Texas Inc. | Ascend Performance Materials | Alvin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 98.0 GWh | May 1993 | Nov 2025 | Natural Gas |
| J K Spruce | City of San Antonio - (TX) | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 6.2 TWh | Nov 1992 | Jun 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.1% Natural Gas : 0.9% |
| JCO Oxides Olefins Plant | Indorama Ventures | Port Neeches, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 569.5 GWh | Aug 1992 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Major Oak Power | Major Oak Power, LLC | Bremond, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.3 TWh | Aug 1990 | Jun 2026 | Lignite Coal : 99.9% |
| Comanche Peak | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Glen Rose, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 20.0 TWh | Jul 1990 | Jun 2026 | Nuclear |
| DeCordova Steam Electric Station | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Granbury, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 48.8 GWh | Feb 1990 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 90.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 9.1% |
| Paris Energy Center | Paris Generation LP | Paris, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 320.9 GWh | Jun 1989 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Corpus Christi | Equistar Chemicals LP | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 85.6 GWh | Apr 1989 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Ticona Polymers Inc | Ticona Polymers Inc | Bishop, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 227.3 GWh | Mar 1989 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| ExxonMobil Baytown Turbine | Exxon Mobil Refining and Supply Co. | Baytown, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.6 TWh | Jan 1989 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Canyon | Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | Canyon Lake, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.0 MWh | Dec 1988 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| South Texas Project | STP Nuclear Operating Co | Wadsworth, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 20.2 TWh | Jul 1988 | Jun 2026 | Nuclear |
| Port Arthur Texas Refinery | Total Petrochemicals USA Inc | Port Arthur, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 247.8 GWh | Jul 1988 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 71.8% Other Gas : 28.2% |
| Morgan Creek | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Colorado City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 35.3 GWh | Jun 1988 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 83.6% Natural Gas : 16.4% |
| Corpus Refinery | Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 271.3 GWh | Apr 1988 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 90.6% Solar : 9.4% |
| Wasson CO2 Removal Plant | Occidental Permian Ltd | Denver City, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 114.0 GWh | Jan 1988 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Westhollow Technology Center | Shell Chemical LP | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 12.6 GWh | Dec 1987 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| C R Wing Cogen Plant | BHER Power Resources, Inc | Big Spring, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 427.5 GWh | Jun 1987 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Signal Hill Generating LLC | Signal Hill Generating LLC | Wichita Falls, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 7.2 GWh | May 1987 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Texas City Power Plant | Texas City Cogeneration LLC | Texas City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.2 TWh | Apr 1987 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Victoria Texas Plant | Invista | Victoria, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 542.0 GWh | Mar 1987 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Formosa Utility Venture Ltd | Formosa Plastics Corp | Point Comfort, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 4.9 TWh | Feb 1987 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas : 97.7% Other Gas : 2.3% |
| Chickadee G-3 | Chickadee 3-G Purchaser LLC | Beaumont, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 223.2 GWh | Feb 1987 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas : 98.4% Waste/Other Oil : 1.6% |
| Phelps Dodge Refining | Phelps Dodge Refining Corp | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 59.2 GWh | Sep 1986 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Power Station 4 | South Houston Green Power LLC | Texas City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 516.8 GWh | Aug 1986 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Rice University | Rice University | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 19.0 GWh | Dec 1985 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Limestone | NRG Texas Power LLC | Jewett, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 6.8 TWh | Nov 1985 | Jun 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.3% Natural Gas : 0.7% |
| Power Island | INEOS USA LLC | Alvin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 907.8 GWh | Oct 1985 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Odyssey Energy Altura Cogen, LLC | Odyssey Operating Services | Channelview, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.4 TWh | Oct 1985 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Bayou Cogen Plant | Air Liquide Large Industries U S LP | Pasadena, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.2 TWh | Nov 1984 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas : 93.0% Other Gas : 7.0% |
| Enterprise Products Operating | Enterprise Products Optg LP | Mont Belvieu, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 150.1 GWh | Aug 1984 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Texas Gulf Sulphur | Wharton County Generation LLC | NewGulf, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 4.6 GWh | Mar 1984 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Seadrift Coke LP | Seadrift Coke L P | Port Lavaca, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 34.5 GWh | Oct 1983 | Jun 2026 | Petroleum Coke : 69.8% Other Gas : 26.6% Natural Gas : 3.6% |
| Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West | Valero Refining Co | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 90.0 GWh | Aug 1983 | Jun 2026 | Petroleum Coke : 42.3% Other Gas : 39.8% Natural Gas : 17.8% |
| Snider Industries | Snider Industries Inc | Marshall, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 13.9 GWh | Jul 1983 | Dec 2025 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
| Amistad Dam & Power | International Bound & Wtr Comm | Del Rio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 39.2 GWh | May 1983 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| Engineered Carbons Borger Cogen | Orion Engineered Carbons | Borger, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 31.6 GWh | Sep 1982 | Dec 2025 | Other Gas : 99.5% |
| Houston Chemical Complex Battleground | Oxy Vinyls LP | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.6 TWh | Apr 1982 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas : 99.6% |
| San Miguel | San Miguel Electric Coop, Inc | Christine, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.3 TWh | Dec 1981 | Jun 2026 | Lignite Coal : 99.8% |
| Tolk | Southwestern Public Service Co | Muleshoe, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.0 TWh | Dec 1981 | Jun 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 85.8% Natural Gas : 14.2% |
| Copper | El Paso Electric Co | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 27.8 GWh | Jun 1980 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Coleto Creek | Coleto Creek Power LP | Fannin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.9 TWh | May 1980 | Jun 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Shell Deer Park | Deer Park Refinery Limited Partnership (DPRLP) | Deer Park, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.1 TWh | Sep 1979 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas : 85.0% Other Gas : 9.2% Purchased Steam : 5.8% |
| Fayette Power Project | Lower Colorado River Authority | La Grange, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 8.4 TWh | May 1979 | Jun 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Dansby | City of Bryan - (TX) | Bryan, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 195.2 GWh | Aug 1978 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Freeport Energy | Olin Blue Cube Operations | Freeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.9 TWh | Mar 1978 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Martin Lake | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Tatum, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 9.5 TWh | Apr 1977 | Jun 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Welsh | Southwestern Electric Power Co | Pittsburg, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.4 TWh | Feb 1977 | Jun 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
| Harrington | Southwestern Public Service Co | Amarillo, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.1 TWh | Dec 1975 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Works 4 | Vitro Architectural Glass | Wichita Falls, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 56.0 MWh | May 1974 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Barney M Davis | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.8 TWh | Apr 1974 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Greens Bayou | NRG Texas Power LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 17.6 GWh | May 1973 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Nueces Bay | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.9 TWh | Jun 1972 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Texas Petrochemicals | TPC Group, LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 240.7 GWh | May 1972 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 85.3% Other Gas : 14.7% |
| O W Sommers | City of San Antonio - (TX) | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.3 TWh | Mar 1972 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| International Paper Texarkana Mill | Graphic Packaging International - Texarkana | Queen City, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 388.1 GWh | Dec 1971 | Dec 2025 | Black Liquor : 53.2% Natural Gas : 26.7% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 20.1% |
| Jones | Southwestern Public Service Co | Lubbock, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.3 TWh | Dec 1970 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Lewis Creek | Entergy Texas Inc. | Willis, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 TWh | Nov 1970 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Cedar Bayou | NRG Texas Power LLC | Baytown, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.4 TWh | Nov 1970 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Lake Hubbard | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Sunnyvale, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.9 TWh | May 1970 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 97.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.0% |
| Houston Plant | Eco Services Corp. | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 52.5 GWh | Dec 1969 | Dec 2025 | Waste Heat |
| R W Miller | RW Miller Power LLC | Palo Pinto, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 522.2 GWh | Sep 1968 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| T H Wharton | NRG Texas Power LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 590.0 GWh | Jun 1967 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Ray Olinger | City of Garland - (TX) | Navada, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 51.1 GWh | Jun 1967 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Spencer | City of Garland - (TX) | Denton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 19.7 GWh | May 1966 | Nov 2025 | Natural Gas |
| V H Braunig | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Elmendorf, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 286.8 GWh | Feb 1966 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas : 99.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.7% |
| Powerlane Plant | City of Greenville - (TX) | Greenville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 48.9 GWh | Dec 1965 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 95.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 4.7% |
| ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery | ExxonMobil Oil Corp | Beaumont, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.9 TWh | Dec 1965 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas : 96.6% Other Gas : 3.4% |
| Sam Rayburn Dam | USACE-Fort Worth District | Jasper, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 207.9 GWh | Aug 1965 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| Trinidad (TX) | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Trinidad, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 431.9 GWh | Apr 1965 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Sim Gideon | Lower Colorado River Authority | Bastrop, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.0 TWh | Apr 1965 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Wilkes | Southwestern Electric Power Co | Avinger, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.2 TWh | Apr 1964 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.7% |
| Union Carbide Seadrift Cogen | Union Carbide Corp-Seadrift | Seadrift, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 563.3 GWh | Dec 1963 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 94.2% Other Gas : 5.8% |
| Handley | Constellation Power, Inc | Fort Worth, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 864.9 GWh | Jun 1963 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Victoria | Victoria WLE, LP | Victoria, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.2 TWh | Feb 1963 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Sam Rayburn | South Texas Electric Coop, Inc | Nursery, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 162.4 GWh | Feb 1963 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.8% |
| Sabine | Entergy Texas Inc. | Orange, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.6 TWh | Dec 1961 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |