Directory of Power Plants in Texas
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sparta Solar | Sparta Solar, LLC | Pawnee, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 273.5 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Hopkins Energy LLC | Hopkins Energy LLC | Dike, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 126.6 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Hecate Energy Frye Solar LLC | Hecate Energy Frye Solar LLC | Kress, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 426.9 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| BPL Sol Solar LLC | BPL Sol Solar LLC | Chilton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 132.5 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Roadrunner Wind Farm | Roadrunner Crossing Wind Farm, LLC | Cisco, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 137.2 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| AP Sunray LLC | AP Sunray LLC | Knippa, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 18.1 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Ranchland Wind Project II | Ranchland Wind Project II, LLC | Cisco, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 517.5 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Hayhurst Texas Solar | Hayhurst Texas Solar | Orla, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 637.0 MWh | - | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Orion I Solar Project | Ben Milam Solar 1 LLC | Burlington, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 54.6 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Orion III Solar Project | Ben Milam Solar 3 LLC | Buckholts, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 65.9 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Remy Jade Power Station | ProEnergy Services | Crosby, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 174.1 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Goodnight | FGE Goodnight I, LLC | Claude, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 334.8 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Pioneer Hutt Wind Energy | Pioneer Hutt Wind Energy, LLC | Midland, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 371.4 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Rowland Solar II | Cutlass II Solar LLC | Richmond, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 81.8 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Zier Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Brackettville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 168.8 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Ranchland Wind Project I | Ranchland Wind Project I, LLC | Cisco, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 418.0 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Tres Bahias | Tres Bahias Solar Power, LLC | Port Lavaca, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 284.6 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| BPL Crown Solar LLC | BPL Crown Solar LLC | Chilton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 134.9 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Waco Solar | Waco Solar, LLC | Mount Calm, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 495.4 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Lumina II Solar Project | IP Lumina II, LLC | Snyder, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 489.6 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Texas Solar Nova 2 | Texas Solar Nova 2, LLC | Spur, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 328.9 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Lumina Solar Project | IP Lumina, LLC | Snyder, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 510.3 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Canyon Wind Project, LLC | Canyon Wind Project, LLC | Scurry, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 695.6 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Abbott TP 3 | Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | McQueeney, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 5.5 GWh | Dec 1926 | Mar 2023 | Water |
| Dunlap TP 1 | Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | New Brannfels, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 698.0 MWh | Dec 1926 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Nolte | Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | Seguin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.4 GWh | Dec 1926 | Mar 2023 | Water |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Inks | Lower Colorado River Authority | Buchanan Dam, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 8.4 GWh | Dec 1937 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Austin | Lower Colorado River Authority | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 4.7 GWh | Mar 1940 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Marshall Ford | Lower Colorado River Authority | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 25.7 GWh | Dec 1940 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Denison | USCE-Tulsa District | Denison, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 112.9 GWh | Feb 1945 | Nov 2023 | Water |
| Sabine River Operations | The Dow Chemical Company | Orange, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.4 TWh | Dec 1947 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.6% |
| Knox Lee | Southwestern Electric Power Co | Longview, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 476.6 GWh | Nov 1950 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Granite Shoals | Lower Colorado River Authority | Marble Falls, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 16.3 GWh | May 1951 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Marble Falls | Lower Colorado River Authority | Marble Falls, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 10.2 GWh | Aug 1951 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| 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 |
| Plant X | Southwestern Public Service Co | Earth, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 660.3 GWh | Dec 1951 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0% |
| 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 |
| Silas Ray | Brownsville Public Utilities Board | Brownsville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 125.1 GWh | Apr 1952 | Dec 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 |
| Whitney | USACE-Fort Worth District | Clifton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.5 GWh | May 1953 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| 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% |
| 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 |
| Bryan (TX) | City of Bryan - (TX) | Bryan, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.9 GWh | Dec 1954 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Mountain Creek | Mountain Creek Power, LLC | Dallas, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 654.1 GWh | Jan 1956 | Nov 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Central Utility Plant - Texas A&M | Texas A&M, Utilities & Energy Services | College Station, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 122.0 GWh | Nov 1956 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Motiva Enterprises Port Arthur Refinery | Motiva Enterprises LLC | Port Arthur, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.7 TWh | May 1957 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 90.6% Other Gas : 9.4% |
| W A Parish | NRG Texas Power LLC | Thompsons, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 11.6 TWh | May 1958 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 80.6% Natural Gas : 19.4% |
| Permian Basin | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Monahans, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 344.7 GWh | May 1958 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.7% |
| Stryker Creek | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Jacksonville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.1 TWh | May 1958 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Nichols | Southwestern Public Service Co | Amarillo, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.2 TWh | Dec 1959 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Newman | El Paso Electric Co | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 3.3 TWh | Apr 1960 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Graham | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Graham, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.2 TWh | Nov 1960 | Nov 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0% |
| Pearsall | South Texas Electric Coop, Inc | Pearsall, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 395.1 GWh | Apr 1961 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Sabine | Entergy Texas Inc. | Orange, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.4 TWh | Dec 1961 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Victoria | Victoria WLE, LP | Victoria, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 974.1 GWh | Feb 1963 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Sam Rayburn | South Texas Electric Coop, Inc | Nursery, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 314.2 GWh | Feb 1963 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Handley | Constellation Power, Inc | Fort Worth, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 969.0 GWh | Jun 1963 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| 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% |
| Wilkes | Southwestern Electric Power Co | Avinger, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.1 TWh | Apr 1964 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Trinidad (TX) | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Trinidad, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 330.6 GWh | Apr 1965 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Sim Gideon | Lower Colorado River Authority | Bastrop, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.2 TWh | Apr 1965 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Ty Cooke | City of Lubbock - (TX) | Lubbock, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.7 GWh | May 1965 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Sam Rayburn Dam | USACE-Fort Worth District | Jasper, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 106.5 GWh | Aug 1965 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| 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% |
| ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery | ExxonMobil Oil Corp | Beaumont, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.4 TWh | Dec 1965 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 96.2% Other Gas : 3.8% |
| V H Braunig | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Elmendorf, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.6 TWh | Feb 1966 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.7% |
| Spencer | City of Garland - (TX) | Denton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 46.6 GWh | May 1966 | Oct 2023 | Natural Gas |
| T H Wharton | NRG Texas Power LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 728.8 GWh | Jun 1967 | Aug 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 |
| 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% |
| R W Miller | RW Miller Power LLC | Palo Pinto, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 472.8 GWh | Sep 1968 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 96.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.2% |
| Toledo Bend | Entergy Texas Inc. | Burkville, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 231.5 GWh | Jan 1969 | May 2023 | Water |
| Houston Plant | Eco Services Corp. | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 12.4 GWh | Dec 1969 | Dec 2023 | Waste Heat |
| Lake Hubbard | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Sunnyvale, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 899.7 GWh | May 1970 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 96.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.9% |
| Lewis Creek | Entergy Texas Inc. | Willis, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.3 TWh | Nov 1970 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Cedar Bayou | NRG Texas Power LLC | Baytown, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.3 TWh | Nov 1970 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Jones | Southwestern Public Service Co | Lubbock, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.1 TWh | Dec 1970 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.8% |
| Decker Creek | Austin Energy | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 112.4 GWh | Jun 1971 | Dec 2022 | 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% |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| Nueces Bay | Talen Texas, LLC | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.2 TWh | Jun 1972 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Greens Bayou | NRG Texas Power LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 92.3 GWh | May 1973 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers | Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc. | Santa Rosa, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 92.0 MWh | Sep 1973 | Aug 2023 | Agricultural By-Products : 86.2% Natural Gas : 8.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 5.4% |
| Barney M Davis | Talen Texas, LLC | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.4 TWh | Apr 1974 | Aug 2024 | 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 |
| Harrington | Southwestern Public Service Co | Amarillo, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.4 TWh | Dec 1975 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 98.2% Natural Gas : 1.8% |
| Welsh | Southwestern Electric Power Co | Pittsburg, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.0 TWh | Feb 1977 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Martin Lake | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Tatum, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 11.0 TWh | Apr 1977 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Freeport Energy | Olin Blue Cube Operations | Freeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.1 TWh | Mar 1978 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Dansby | City of Bryan - (TX) | Bryan, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 187.7 GWh | Aug 1978 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Fayette Power Project | Lower Colorado River Authority | La Grange, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 7.0 TWh | May 1979 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
| Shell Deer Park | Deer Park Refinery Limited Partnership (DPRLP) | Deer Park, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.4 TWh | Sep 1979 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 79.5% Purchased Steam : 11.8% Other Gas : 8.7% |
| Coleto Creek | Coleto Creek Power LP | Fannin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.9 TWh | May 1980 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Copper | El Paso Electric Co | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 48.7 GWh | Jun 1980 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| 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 |
| San Miguel | San Miguel Electric Coop, Inc | Christine, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.3 TWh | Dec 1981 | Aug 2024 | Lignite Coal : 99.7% |