Directory of Power Plants in Texas
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCI Alamo 3 LLC | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 10.3 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| SunE CPS3 LLC | SunE CPS3 LLC | Somerset, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 10.3 GWh | Apr 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Porterhouse Wind (4) LLC | UPC Power Solutions | Gruver, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 10.5 GWh | Dec 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Yellow Jacket | Cypress Creek Renewables | Meridian, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 10.5 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Walnut Springs Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Walnut Springs, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 10.9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ralls Wind Farm | Ralls Wind Farm LLC | Ralls, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 11.0 GWh | Jun 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Griffin Solar | Sol Systems | Robinson, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 11.3 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Snider Industries | Snider Industries Inc | Marshall, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 11.5 GWh | Jul 1983 | Dec 2023 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
| Lampwick | Sol Systems | Hext, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 12.3 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Houston Plant | Eco Services Corp. | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 12.4 GWh | Dec 1969 | Dec 2023 | Waste Heat |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Buchanan Dam (TX) | Lower Colorado River Authority | Buchanan Dam, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 14.1 GWh | Dec 1937 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Bronson | Cypress Creek Renewables | Beasley, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 14.3 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Security | TX LFG Energy, LP | Cleveland, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 15.2 GWh | Feb 2003 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Newman Solar | Newman Solar LLC | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 15.5 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Bovine | Cypress Creek Renewables | Wallis, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 16.1 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Eddy II | Cypress Creek Renewables | Eddy, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 16.2 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Granite Shoals | Lower Colorado River Authority | Marble Falls, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 16.3 GWh | May 1951 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Sterling Solar (TX) | Cypress Creek Renewables | Greenville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 16.7 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Alexis Solar, LLC | Sol Systems | Encino, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 17.4 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Blue Wing Solar Energy Generation | Duke Energy Renewables Services | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 17.8 GWh | Oct 2010 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| AP Sunray LLC | AP Sunray LLC | Knippa, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 18.1 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Ocotillo Windpower | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Forsan, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 18.4 GWh | Aug 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Rice University | Rice University | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 18.6 GWh | Dec 1985 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Seadrift Coke LP | Seadrift Coke L P | Port Lavaca, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 18.7 GWh | Oct 1983 | Jun 2024 | Petroleum Coke : 71.2% Other Gas : 26.3% Natural Gas : 2.5% |
| TPE Whitney Solar, LLC | Cardinal Renewables | Kopperl, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 18.8 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pantex | Pantex (NNSA) | Amarillo, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 19.4 GWh | May 2014 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Whitewright Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Whitewright, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 20.2 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| 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 |
| Leon Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Greenville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 20.8 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cascade Solar (TX) | Cypress Creek Renewables | Wharton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 21.3 GWh | Mar 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Mesquite Creek LFGTE Project | WM Renewable Energy LLC | New Braunfels, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 21.4 GWh | Nov 2010 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Brandon Station | City of Lubbock - (TX) | Lubbock, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 21.7 GWh | Jun 1990 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Westhollow Technology Center | Shell Chemical LP | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 21.8 GWh | Dec 1987 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Chisum | Cypress Creek Renewables | Blossom, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 21.9 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Westside Landfill Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Aledo, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 22.0 GWh | Feb 2010 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| CatanSolar | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | Runge, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 22.6 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| 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% |
| Mars Solar | Sol Systems | Bruni, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 23.0 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Farmers Branch Renewable Energy Facility | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Lewisville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 24.1 GWh | Dec 2010 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| GE-Lubbock | GE Wind Energy LLC | Lubbock, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 24.3 GWh | Mar 2014 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Bryan Solar, LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Presidio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 24.9 GWh | May 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| TPE Erath Solar, LLC | Navisun LLC | Stephenville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 25.2 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Marshall Ford | Lower Colorado River Authority | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 25.7 GWh | Dec 1940 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Phantom Solar | Phantom Solar, LLC | Fort Hood, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 26.5 GWh | Mar 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ameresco Dallas LLC | Ameresco Dallas LLC | Dallas, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 27.8 GWh | Jan 2011 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Falcon Dam & Power | International Bound & Wtr Comm | Falcon Heights, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 30.6 GWh | Sep 1954 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Pleasant Hill Wind Energy Project | Pleasant Hill Wind Energy LLC | Lorenzo, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 32.0 GWh | Sep 2015 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Newgulf Cogen | Wharton County Generation LLC | NewGulf, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 32.9 GWh | Mar 1984 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility | Ft Worth City of | Arlington, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 34.2 GWh | Mar 1994 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| 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 |
| Eagle Pass | Maverick Cty Water Control & Improvement | Eagle Pass, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 40.3 GWh | Jul 1932 | Aug 2024 | Water |
| Engineered Carbons Borger Cogen | Orion Engineered Carbons | Borger, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 40.5 GWh | Sep 1982 | Dec 2023 | Other Gas : 99.5% |
| Laredo | Talen Texas, LLC | Laredo, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 42.1 GWh | Jul 2008 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Texas City Plant Union Carbide | Union Carbide Corp-Texas City | Texas City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 42.2 GWh | Jan 1996 | Aug 2024 | Purchased Steam |
| Oxy Renewable Energy - Goldsmith | Oxy Renewable Energy LLC | Goldsmith, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 42.7 GWh | Apr 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Tres City Power LLC | Tres Power Victoria LLC | Victoria, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 43.4 GWh | Jan 2020 | 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% |
| Spencer | City of Garland - (TX) | Denton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 46.6 GWh | May 1966 | Oct 2023 | Natural Gas |
| J Robert Massengale | City of Lubbock - (TX) | Lubock, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 48.1 GWh | Aug 1952 | Sep 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Copper | El Paso Electric Co | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 48.7 GWh | Jun 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 |
| Orion I Solar Project | Ben Milam Solar 1 LLC | Burlington, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 54.6 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Oberon IB | Oberon Solar IB | Odessa, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 56.3 GWh | Jun 2020 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Webberville Solar Project | FRV AE Solar LLC | Manor, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 56.4 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Tres Port Power, LLC | Tres Power Victoria LLC | Victoria, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 56.4 GWh | Jun 2019 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| BayWa r.e Mozart LLC | Chopin Wind, LLC | Jayton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 59.1 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| 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% |
| Phelps Dodge Refining | Phelps Dodge Refining Corp | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 62.5 GWh | Sep 1986 | 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 |
| Rentech Nitrogen Pasadena Cogeneration | PCI Nitrogen LLC | Pasadena, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 65.4 GWh | Feb 2015 | Aug 2024 | Waste Heat |
| Orion III Solar Project | Ben Milam Solar 3 LLC | Buckholts, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 65.9 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Port Comfort Power LLC | Peaker Power, LLC | Point Comfort, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 70.8 GWh | Jun 2017 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Bluebell Solar | Bluebell Solar, LLC | Sterling City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 72.0 GWh | Oct 2018 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Corpus Christi | Equistar Chemicals LP | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 72.9 GWh | Apr 1989 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Morgan Creek | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Colorado City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 73.6 GWh | Jun 1988 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 71.0% Natural Gas : 29.0% |
| Century Oak Wind Project, LLC | Century Oak Wind Project, LLC | Cisco, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 75.1 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| OCI Alamo 4, LLC | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Brackettville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 78.9 GWh | Jul 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Barilla Solar | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Fort Stockton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 79.1 GWh | May 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rowland Solar II | Cutlass II Solar LLC | Richmond, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 81.8 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Brazos Wind Farm | Shell Wind Energy Inc. | Fluvanna, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 82.9 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Sky Global Power One | Sky Global Power One Pledgor, LLC | Rock Island, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 83.7 GWh | Apr 2016 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Whirlwind Energy Center | Whirlwind Energy LLC | Floydada, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 83.9 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| NASA Johnson Space Center CHP | Energy Systems Group LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 84.5 GWh | Jun 2018 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| 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 |
| Brightside | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Beeville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 87.3 GWh | Apr 2022 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Amistad Dam & Power | International Bound & Wtr Comm | Del Rio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 87.6 GWh | May 1983 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Vancourt Solar Interconnections | Rayos del Sol Solar Project, LLC | La Feria, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 88.1 GWh | Aug 2022 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Friendswood Energy | Tejas Power Generation LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 88.2 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| OCI Alamo Solar I Hybrid | OCI Solar Power | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 88.3 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Green Pastures Wind I | Green Pastures Wind I, LLC | Seymour, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 89.4 GWh | Mar 2015 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Greens Bayou | NRG Texas Power LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 92.3 GWh | May 1973 | 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% |
| Mont Belvieu Cogeneration Unit | Targa Co-Generation LLC | Mont Belvieu, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 96.3 GWh | Jun 2009 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West | Valero Refining Co | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 99.4 GWh | Aug 1983 | Aug 2024 | Petroleum Coke : 41.7% Other Gas : 40.6% Natural Gas : 17.7% |
| 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 |
| Pearl Solar | BHE Renewables, LLC | Fort Stockton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 99.6 GWh | Sep 2017 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Pitts Dudik Solar | Elawan Pitts Dudik Solar, LLC | Hubbard, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 100.7 GWh | Oct 2023 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Llano Estacado Wind Ranch | Llano Estacado Wind Ranch | White Deer, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 101.6 GWh | Nov 2001 | Dec 2023 | Wind |