Directory of Power Plants in Texas
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snider Industries | Snider Industries Inc | Marshall, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 12.4 GWh | Jul 1983 | Dec 2023 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
| Lampwick | Sol Systems | Hext, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 13.1 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Austin | Lower Colorado River Authority | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 13.6 GWh | Mar 1940 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Bronson | Cypress Creek Renewables | Beasley, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 14.8 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| BP Chemicals Green Lake Plant | INEOS Nitriles Greenlake | Port Lavaca, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 15.0 GWh | Feb 1989 | Jun 2024 | Waste Heat |
| The Methodist Hospital, Gas Turbine | The Methodist Hospital | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 15.2 GWh | Jan 2010 | 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 |
| Pantex | Pantex (NNSA) | Amarillo, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 15.2 GWh | May 2014 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
| Jameson Gas Processing Plant | WTG Jameson, L.P. | Silver, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 15.7 GWh | Dec 1980 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
| Buchanan Dam (TX) | Lower Colorado River Authority | Buchanan Dam, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 16.6 GWh | Dec 1937 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Newman Solar | Newman Solar LLC | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 16.6 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Bovine | Cypress Creek Renewables | Wallis, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 17.0 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Eddy II | Cypress Creek Renewables | Eddy, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 17.0 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Sterling Solar (TX) | Cypress Creek Renewables | Greenville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 17.3 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Granite Shoals | Lower Colorado River Authority | Marble Falls, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 18.1 GWh | May 1951 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Alexis Solar, LLC | Sol Systems | Encino, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 18.3 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| 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% |
| Blue Wing Solar Energy Generation | Duke Energy Renewables Services | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 18.7 GWh | Oct 2010 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| TPE Whitney Solar, LLC | Cardinal Renewables | Kopperl, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 20.0 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Rice University | Rice University | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 20.2 GWh | Dec 1985 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Borger Plant | Sid Richardson Carbon Ltd | Borger, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 20.8 GWh | Jan 1985 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas : 69.7% Blast Furnace Gas : 30.3% |
| Whitewright Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Whitewright, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 21.0 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Leon Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Greenville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 21.7 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cascade Solar (TX) | Cypress Creek Renewables | Wharton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 22.2 GWh | Mar 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Robert D Willis | USACE-Fort Worth District | Jasper, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 22.7 GWh | Nov 1989 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Chisum | Cypress Creek Renewables | Blossom, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 22.8 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Brandon Station | City of Lubbock - (TX) | Lubbock, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 22.9 GWh | Jun 1990 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Mesquite Creek LFGTE Project | WM Renewable Energy LLC | New Braunfels, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 23.0 GWh | Nov 2010 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Falcon Dam & Power | International Bound & Wtr Comm | Falcon Heights, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 23.1 GWh | Sep 1954 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Westside Landfill Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Aledo, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 23.3 GWh | Feb 2010 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Westhollow Technology Center | Shell Chemical LP | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 23.5 GWh | Dec 1987 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Covel Gardens Gas Recovery | EDL Inc | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 23.6 GWh | Oct 2005 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| CatanSolar | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | Runge, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 23.6 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Mars Solar | Sol Systems | Bruni, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 23.9 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Robert Mueller Energy Center | Austin Energy | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 25.0 GWh | Jun 2006 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Bryan Solar, LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Presidio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 26.0 GWh | May 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Farmers Branch Renewable Energy Facility | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Lewisville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 26.0 GWh | Dec 2010 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| TPE Erath Solar, LLC | Navisun LLC | Stephenville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 26.4 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| GE-Lubbock | GE Wind Energy LLC | Lubbock, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 26.5 GWh | Mar 2014 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Phantom Solar | Phantom Solar, LLC | Fort Hood, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 27.7 GWh | Mar 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ameresco Dallas LLC | Ameresco Dallas LLC | Dallas, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 29.8 GWh | Jan 2011 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Marshall Ford | Lower Colorado River Authority | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 31.0 GWh | Dec 1940 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility | Ft Worth City of | Arlington, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 33.7 GWh | Mar 1994 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Pleasant Hill Wind Energy Project | Pleasant Hill Wind Energy LLC | Lorenzo, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 34.0 GWh | Sep 2015 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Austin Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 40.3 GWh | Sep 2007 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Engineered Carbons Borger Cogen | Orion Engineered Carbons | Borger, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 40.5 GWh | Sep 1982 | Dec 2023 | Other Gas : 99.5% |
| Oxy Renewable Energy - Goldsmith | Oxy Renewable Energy LLC | Goldsmith, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 44.5 GWh | Apr 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Laredo | Talen Texas, LLC | Laredo, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 45.4 GWh | Jul 2008 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Eagle Pass | Maverick Cty Water Control & Improvement | Eagle Pass, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 46.6 GWh | Jul 1932 | Jun 2024 | Water |
| Copper | El Paso Electric Co | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 48.7 GWh | Jun 1980 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| J Robert Massengale | City of Lubbock - (TX) | Lubock, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 49.8 GWh | Aug 1952 | Sep 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Tres City Power LLC | Tres Power Victoria LLC | Victoria, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 50.5 GWh | Jan 2020 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Powerlane Plant | City of Greenville - (TX) | Greenville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 52.9 GWh | Dec 1965 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas : 95.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 4.9% |
| Bridgeport Gas Processing Plant | EnLink Midstream Services, LLC | Bridgeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 53.1 GWh | Jun 2000 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Remy Jade Power Station | ProEnergy Services | Crosby, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 55.2 GWh | - | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Webberville Solar Project | FRV AE Solar LLC | Manor, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 59.2 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| BayWa r.e Mozart LLC | Chopin Wind, LLC | Jayton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 64.2 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Tres Port Power, LLC | Tres Power Victoria LLC | Victoria, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 64.8 GWh | Jun 2019 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Houston Plant | Eco Services Corp. | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 65.7 GWh | Dec 1969 | Dec 2022 | Waste Heat |
| Phelps Dodge Refining | Phelps Dodge Refining Corp | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 66.2 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) | 67.6 GWh | Nov 1998 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Oberon IB | Oberon Solar IB | Odessa, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 70.0 GWh | Jun 2020 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Friendswood Energy | Tejas Power Generation LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 73.8 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
| Morgan Creek | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Colorado City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 76.1 GWh | Jun 1988 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 71.6% Natural Gas : 28.4% |
| Corpus Christi | Equistar Chemicals LP | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 78.4 GWh | Apr 1989 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Rentech Nitrogen Pasadena Cogeneration | PCI Nitrogen LLC | Pasadena, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 78.6 GWh | Feb 2015 | Jun 2024 | Waste Heat |
| Texas City Plant Union Carbide | Union Carbide Corp-Texas City | Texas City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 79.1 GWh | Jan 1996 | Nov 2023 | Purchased Steam |
| Pitts Dudik Solar | Elawan Pitts Dudik Solar, LLC | Hubbard, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 80.2 GWh | Oct 2023 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| OCI Alamo 4, LLC | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Brackettville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 82.1 GWh | Jul 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Barilla Solar | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Fort Stockton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 82.5 GWh | May 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Bluebell Solar | Bluebell Solar, LLC | Sterling City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 83.8 GWh | Oct 2018 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Brazos Wind Farm | Shell Wind Energy Inc. | Fluvanna, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 85.4 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Ellis Solar LLC | 174 Power Global Corp. | Midlothian, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 86.4 GWh | Sep 2023 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| BPL Sol Solar LLC | BPL Sol Solar LLC | Chilton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 86.7 GWh | - | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Port Comfort Power LLC | Peaker Power, LLC | Point Comfort, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 89.0 GWh | Jun 2017 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
| Zier Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Brackettville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 90.0 GWh | - | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Winchester Power Park | Lower Colorado River Authority | Winchester, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 90.1 GWh | Apr 2010 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| NASA Johnson Space Center CHP | Energy Systems Group LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 90.7 GWh | Jun 2018 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| BPL Crown Solar LLC | BPL Crown Solar LLC | Chilton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 91.5 GWh | - | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Denison | USCE-Tulsa District | Denison, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 93.9 GWh | Feb 1945 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Amistad Dam & Power | International Bound & Wtr Comm | Del Rio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 94.4 GWh | May 1983 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| OCI Alamo Solar I Hybrid | OCI Solar Power | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 95.5 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Whirlwind Energy Center | Whirlwind Energy LLC | Floydada, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 98.5 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| DeCordova Steam Electric Station | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Granbury, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 100.0 GWh | Feb 1990 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 97.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.1% |
| Greens Bayou | NRG Texas Power LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 100.6 GWh | May 1973 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| SJRR Power LLC | SJRR | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 101.1 GWh | May 2022 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
| Toledo Bend | Entergy Texas Inc. | Burkville, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 101.8 GWh | Jan 1969 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Dileo Solar | Elawan Dileo Solar, LLC | Clifton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 102.9 GWh | Nov 2023 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Sky Global Power One | Sky Global Power One Pledgor, LLC | Rock Island, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 104.2 GWh | Apr 2016 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
| Mont Belvieu Cogeneration Unit | Targa Co-Generation LLC | Mont Belvieu, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 104.5 GWh | Jun 2009 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Green Pastures Wind I | Green Pastures Wind I, LLC | Seymour, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 104.8 GWh | Mar 2015 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Vancourt Solar Interconnections | Rayos del Sol Solar Project, LLC | La Feria, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 105.4 GWh | Aug 2022 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Brightside | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Beeville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 106.1 GWh | Apr 2022 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| RC Thomas Hydroelectric Project | East Texas Electric Coop, Inc | Livingston, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 107.8 GWh | Jun 2020 | Jun 2024 | Water |
| Llano Estacado Wind Ranch | Llano Estacado Wind Ranch | White Deer, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 110.5 GWh | Nov 2001 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Pearl Solar | BHE Renewables, LLC | Fort Stockton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 111.2 GWh | Sep 2017 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
| Sam Rayburn Dam | USACE-Fort Worth District | Jasper, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 112.8 GWh | Aug 1965 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Victoria Port Power II LLC | Victoria Port Power II | Victoria, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 115.1 GWh | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
| Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West | Valero Refining Co | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 115.1 GWh | Aug 1983 | Jun 2024 | Petroleum Coke : 41.8% Other Gas : 40.5% Natural Gas : 17.7% |
| Decker Creek | Austin Energy | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 115.4 GWh | Jun 1971 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |