Directory of Power Plants in Texas
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan (TX) | City of Bryan - (TX) | Bryan, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.9 GWh | Dec 1954 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Leon Creek | City of San Antonio - (TX) | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 223.2 GWh | May 2004 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Pearsall | South Texas Electric Coop, Inc | Pearsall, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 395.1 GWh | Apr 1961 | 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% |
| 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% |
| Spencer | City of Garland - (TX) | Denton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 46.6 GWh | May 1966 | Oct 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Thomas C Ferguson | Lower Colorado River Authority | Horseshoe Bay, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.7 TWh | Jul 2014 | Aug 2024 | 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 |
| Limestone | NRG Texas Power LLC | Jewett, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 5.1 TWh | Nov 1985 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 98.9% Natural Gas : 1.1% |
| Canyon | Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | Canyon Lake, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.0 MWh | Dec 1988 | Dec 2022 | 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 |
| Laredo | Talen Texas, LLC | Laredo, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 42.1 GWh | Jul 2008 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Nueces Bay | Talen Texas, LLC | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.2 TWh | Jun 1972 | 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 |
| 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% |
| Mountain Creek | Mountain Creek Power, LLC | Dallas, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 654.1 GWh | Jan 1956 | Nov 2023 | 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 |
| Greens Bayou | NRG Texas Power LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 92.3 GWh | May 1973 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Handley | Constellation Power, Inc | Fort Worth, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 969.0 GWh | Jun 1963 | Aug 2024 | 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% |
| 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 |
| Trinidad (TX) | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Trinidad, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 330.6 GWh | Apr 1965 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Decker Creek | Austin Energy | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 112.4 GWh | Jun 1971 | Dec 2022 | 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 |
| Rice University | Rice University | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 18.6 GWh | Dec 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 |
| Bayou Cogen Plant | Air Liquide Large Industries U S LP | Pasadena, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.3 TWh | Nov 1984 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 88.6% Other Gas : 11.4% |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Formosa Utility Venture Ltd | Formosa Plastics Corp | Point Comfort, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 4.7 TWh | Feb 1987 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 98.9% Other Gas : 1.1% |
| ExxonMobil Baytown Turbine | Exxon Mobil Refining and Supply Co. | Baytown, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.5 TWh | Jan 1989 | Aug 2024 | 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 |
| Houston Chemical Complex Battleground | Oxy Vinyls LP | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.8 TWh | Apr 1982 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 98.9% Other Gas : 1.1% |
| 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% |
| Paris Energy Center | Paris Generation LP | Paris, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 858.7 GWh | Jun 1989 | Nov 2023 | Natural Gas |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| Signal Hill Generating LLC | Signal Hill Generating LLC | Wichita Falls, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 7.1 GWh | May 1987 | Nov 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Comanche Peak | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Glen Rose, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 19.7 TWh | Jul 1990 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Oak Grove (TX) | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Franklin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 10.7 TWh | Mar 2010 | Aug 2024 | Lignite Coal : 95.5% Natural Gas : 4.5% |
| 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% |
| Dansby | City of Bryan - (TX) | Bryan, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 187.7 GWh | Aug 1978 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| South Texas Project | STP Nuclear Operating Co | Wadsworth, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 20.2 TWh | Jul 1988 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear |
| South Trent Wind Farm | NRG Energy Inc | Sweetwater, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 264.8 GWh | Dec 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Whitney | USACE-Fort Worth District | Clifton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.5 GWh | May 1953 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Denison | USCE-Tulsa District | Denison, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 112.9 GWh | Feb 1945 | Nov 2023 | Water |
| Major Oak Power | Major Oak Power, LLC | Bremond, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.0 TWh | Aug 1990 | Aug 2024 | Lignite Coal : 99.8% |
| J K Spruce | City of San Antonio - (TX) | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 6.1 TWh | Nov 1992 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| 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 |
| Arthur Von Rosenberg | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Elmendorf, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.9 TWh | May 2000 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Sand Hill | Austin Energy | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.1 TWh | May 2001 | Aug 2024 | 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% |
| Power Island | INEOS USA LLC | Alvin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 879.4 GWh | Oct 1985 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Briscoe Wind Farm | Briscoe Wind Farm, LLC | Silverton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 414.6 GWh | Sep 2015 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| 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 |
| South Plains Wind Phase I | Evergreen Wind, LLC | Floydada, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 607.1 GWh | Oct 2015 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Red Gate Power Plant | South Texas Electric Coop, Inc | Edinburg, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 270.9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Logans Gap Wind LLC | Pattern Operators LP | Comanche, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 629.0 GWh | Jul 2015 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| TX Jumbo Road Wind | TX Jumbo Road Wind, LLC | Hereford, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 935.0 GWh | Mar 2015 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Nelson Gardens Landfill Gas to Energy | Nelson Gardens Energy, LLC | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 8.5 GWh | Mar 2014 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Sendero | Sendero Wind Energy, LLC | Hebbronville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 272.5 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| San Roman Wind I, LLC | Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC | Los Fresnos, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 220.9 GWh | Jan 2017 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| 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 |
| Green Pastures Wind II | Green Pastures Wind II, LLC | Seymour, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 178.7 GWh | Sep 2015 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Mesquite Creek Wind | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Lamesa, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 361.1 GWh | Mar 2015 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Wolf Hollow II | Constellation Power, Inc | Granbury, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 7.2 TWh | May 2017 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| 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 |
| Rattlesnake Den | SunEdison LLC | Garden City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 680.4 GWh | Jun 2015 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Bearkat | Bearkat Wind Energy 1, LLC | St. Lawrence, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 648.7 GWh | Jan 2018 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| RE Roserock | Southern Power Co | Fort Stockton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 368.6 GWh | Oct 2016 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Buckthorn Westex | Buckthorn Westex, LLC | Ft. Stockton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 377.4 GWh | Apr 2018 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Los Vientos V Wind Power | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Rio Grande City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 334.6 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| South Plains II | Onward Energy | Lockney, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.0 TWh | May 2016 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Javelina Wind Energy, LLC | Javelina Wind Energy, LLC | Mirando City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 811.3 GWh | Nov 2015 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Chapman Ranch Wind I | Chapman Ranch Wind LLC | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 595.2 GWh | Sep 2017 | 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 |
| Pattern Gulf Wind | Pattern Operators LP | Armstrong, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 705.5 GWh | Nov 2008 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Mariah del Norte | BHE Renewables, LLC | Friona, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 867.8 GWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Shannon Wind | Shannon Wind LLC | Windhorst, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 509.4 GWh | Nov 2015 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Stella Wind Farm | RWE Renewables Americas, LLC | Armstrong, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 563.3 GWh | Nov 2018 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Bruennings Breeze Wind Farm | RWE Renewables Americas, LLC | Raymondville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 508.4 GWh | Nov 2017 | Aug 2024 | Wind |