Directory of Power Plants in Texas
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Texas Project | STP Nuclear Operating Co | Wadsworth, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 20.2 TWh | Jul 1988 | Sep 2024 | Nuclear |
| Comanche Peak | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Glen Rose, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 19.7 TWh | Jul 1990 | Sep 2024 | Nuclear |
| W A Parish | NRG Texas Power LLC | Thompsons, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 11.5 TWh | May 1958 | Sep 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 81.4% Natural Gas : 18.6% |
| Oak Grove (TX) | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Franklin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 10.9 TWh | Mar 2010 | Sep 2024 | Lignite Coal : 96.1% Natural Gas : 3.9% |
| Martin Lake | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Tatum, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 10.8 TWh | Apr 1977 | Sep 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Forney Energy Center | LaFrontera Holdings LLC | Forney, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 9.9 TWh | Jan 2003 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Deer Park Energy Center | Deer Park Energy Center | Deer Park, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 7.6 TWh | May 2003 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Odessa-Ector Power Plant | LaFrontera Holdings LLC | Odessa, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 7.3 TWh | Jun 2001 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Wolf Hollow II | Constellation Power, Inc | Granbury, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 7.2 TWh | May 2017 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Freestone Energy Center | Freestone Power Generation LLC | Fairfield, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 7.2 TWh | May 2002 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Guadalupe Generating Station | Guadalupe Power Partners LP | Marion, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 7.1 TWh | Sep 2000 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Panda Temple Power Station | PPG - O&M Panda Temple Power LLC | Temple, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 7.1 TWh | Jun 2014 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Colorado Bend II | Constellation Power, Inc | Wharton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 7.0 TWh | May 2017 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Fayette Power Project | Lower Colorado River Authority | La Grange, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 7.0 TWh | May 1979 | Sep 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
| Jack County | Jack County Power, LLC | Bridgeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 6.8 TWh | Jan 2006 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Montgomery County | Entergy Texas Inc. | Willis, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.1 TWh | Dec 2020 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| J K Spruce | City of San Antonio - (TX) | San Antonio, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 6.1 TWh | Nov 1992 | Sep 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Midlothian Energy Facility | Midlothian Energy LLC | Midlothian, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 6.0 TWh | Apr 2000 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Lamar Power Project | LaFrontera Holdings LLC | Paris, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 5.7 TWh | Apr 2000 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Cottonwood Energy Project | NRG Cottonwood Tenant LLC | Deweyville, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.6 TWh | Jun 2003 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Channelview Cogeneration Plant | EIF Channelview Cogeneration LLC | Channelview, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 5.6 TWh | Jul 2001 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Hays Energy Project | Hays Energy, LLC | San Marcos, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 5.3 TWh | Mar 2002 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Baytown Energy Center | Baytown Energy Center LLC | Baytown, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 5.2 TWh | May 2002 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Rio Nogales Power Project | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Seguin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 5.0 TWh | Apr 2002 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Pasadena Cogeneration | Pasadena Cogeneration LP | Pasadena, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 5.0 TWh | May 1998 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Limestone | NRG Texas Power LLC | Jewett, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 5.0 TWh | Nov 1985 | Sep 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 98.8% Natural Gas : 1.2% |
| Channel Energy Center LLC | Channel Energy Center LLC | Pasadena, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 4.8 TWh | Jun 2001 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 91.2% Other Gas : 8.8% |
| Formosa Utility Venture Ltd | Formosa Plastics Corp | Point Comfort, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 4.6 TWh | Feb 1987 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.0% Other Gas : 1.0% |
| ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery | ExxonMobil Oil Corp | Beaumont, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.4 TWh | Dec 1965 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 96.2% Other Gas : 3.8% |
| Bosque County Peaking | Calpine Bosque Energy Center LLC | Laquna Park, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 4.3 TWh | Jun 2000 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Tenaska Frontier Generation Station | Tenaska Frontier Partners Ltd | Shiro, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 4.0 TWh | Apr 2000 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Great Prairie Wind | Great Prairie Wind LLC | Gruver, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.0 TWh | Oct 2022 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| Welsh | Southwestern Electric Power Co | Pittsburg, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.9 TWh | Feb 1977 | Sep 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Green Power 2 | South Houston Green Power LLC | Texas City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.8 TWh | Nov 2003 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.7% |
| Wise County Power LLC | Wise County Power Company LLC | Poolville, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.8 TWh | Jun 2004 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Rayburn Energy Station LLC | Rayburn Energy Station LLC | Sherman, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.7 TWh | Jul 2014 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Thomas C Ferguson | Lower Colorado River Authority | Horseshoe Bay, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.6 TWh | Jul 2014 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Sabine | Entergy Texas Inc. | Orange, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.6 TWh | Dec 1961 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Odyssey Energy Altura Cogen, LLC | Odyssey Operating Services | Channelview, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.5 TWh | Oct 1985 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Newman | El Paso Electric Co | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 3.4 TWh | Apr 1960 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Pirkey | Southwestern Electric Power Co | Hallsville, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.4 TWh | Dec 1984 | Mar 2023 | Lignite Coal : 99.8% |
| Lost Pines 1 Power Project | Lower Colorado River Authority | Bastrop, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.2 TWh | Apr 2001 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Cedar Bayou | NRG Texas Power LLC | Baytown, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.2 TWh | Nov 1970 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Harrison County Power Project | Northeast Texas Elec Coop, Inc | Marshall, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.2 TWh | May 2003 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Jack Fusco Energy Center | Brazos Valley Energy | Thompsons, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.2 TWh | Apr 2003 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Sandy Creek Energy Station | Sandy Creek Energy Associates LP | Riesel, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.0 TWh | Apr 2013 | Sep 2024 | Subbituminous Coal |
| Wolf Hollow I LP | Wolf Hollow I Power, LLC | Granbury, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.0 TWh | Jul 2003 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Arthur Von Rosenberg | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Elmendorf, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.9 TWh | May 2000 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Bastrop Energy Center | Bastrop Energy Partners, LP | Cedar Creek, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.9 TWh | Apr 2002 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Coleto Creek | Coleto Creek Power LP | Fannin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.8 TWh | May 1980 | Sep 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Eastman Cogeneration Facility | Eastman Cogeneration LP | Longview, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.7 TWh | Mar 2001 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Sweeny Cogen Facility | Sweeny Cogeneration LLC | Old Ocean, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.6 TWh | Jul 1997 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 73.7% Other Gas : 26.3% |
| Corpus Christi Energy Center | Corpus Christi Cogeneration LLC | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.6 TWh | Sep 2002 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| ExxonMobil Baytown Turbine | Exxon Mobil Refining and Supply Co. | Baytown, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.5 TWh | Jan 1989 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Oyster Creek Unit VIII | Dow Chemical Company-Oyster Creek VIII | Freeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.5 TWh | Sep 1994 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Magic Valley Generating Station | Calpine Corp-Magic Valley | Edinburg, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.5 TWh | Jan 2002 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Sabine River Operations | The Dow Chemical Company | Orange, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.5 TWh | Dec 1947 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.4% Other Gas : 0.6% |
| Colorado Bend Energy Center | CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP | Wharton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.4 TWh | Apr 2002 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center | FPL Energy Horse Hollow LLC | Wingate, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.4 TWh | Nov 2005 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| Ingleside Cogeneration | Ingleside Cogeneration LP | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.3 TWh | Jun 1999 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 98.5% Other Gas : 1.5% |
| Harrington | Southwestern Public Service Co | Amarillo, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.3 TWh | Dec 1975 | Sep 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 97.1% Natural Gas : 2.9% |
| Bayou Cogen Plant | Air Liquide Large Industries U S LP | Pasadena, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.3 TWh | Nov 1984 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 88.9% Other Gas : 11.1% |
| Quail Run Energy Center | CER Quail Run Energy Partners LP | Odessa, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.3 TWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Jones | Southwestern Public Service Co | Lubbock, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.3 TWh | Dec 1970 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.8% |
| Lewis Creek | Entergy Texas Inc. | Willis, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 TWh | Nov 1970 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Mustang Station | Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc | Denver City, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.2 TWh | May 1999 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Hale Community Wind Farm | Southwestern Public Service Co | Plainview, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.1 TWh | May 2019 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| Freeport Energy | Olin Blue Cube Operations | Freeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.1 TWh | Mar 1978 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Texas City Power Plant | Texas City Cogeneration LLC | Texas City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.1 TWh | Apr 1987 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Sand Hill | Austin Energy | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.0 TWh | May 2001 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Hidalgo Energy Center | Calpine Corp - Hidalgo | Edinburg, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.0 TWh | May 2000 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Major Oak Power | Major Oak Power, LLC | Bremond, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.0 TWh | Aug 1990 | Sep 2024 | Lignite Coal : 99.8% |
| Frontera Energy Center | Frontera Generation Limited Partnership | Mission, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.0 TWh | May 1999 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Capricorn Ridge Wind LLC | Capricorn Ridge Wind LLC | Sterling City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.0 TWh | Oct 2007 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| 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 |
| Cedar Bayou 4 | NRG Cedar Bayou Development Company LLC | Eldon, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.9 TWh | May 2009 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Tenaska Gateway Generating Station | Tenaska Gateway Partners Ltd | Mt. Enterprise, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.9 TWh | Jun 2001 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Tolk | Southwestern Public Service Co | Muleshoe, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.9 TWh | Dec 1981 | Sep 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 85.2% Natural Gas : 14.8% |
| Houston Chemical Complex Battleground | Oxy Vinyls LP | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.8 TWh | Apr 1982 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 98.9% Other Gas : 1.1% |
| White Mesa Wind | White Mesa Wind, LLC | Ozona, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.8 TWh | Sep 2021 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| Aviator Wind | Aviator Wind, LLC | Robert Lee, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.8 TWh | May 2021 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| Motiva Enterprises Port Arthur Refinery | Motiva Enterprises LLC | Port Arthur, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.7 TWh | May 1957 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 90.7% Other Gas : 9.3% |
| V H Braunig | City of San Antonio - (TX) | Elmendorf, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.6 TWh | Feb 1966 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.7% |
| Young Wind | Young Wind, LLC | Graham, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.6 TWh | Nov 2022 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| Barney M Davis | Talen Texas, LLC | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.4 TWh | Apr 1974 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Ennis Power Company LLC | Ennis Power Company LLC | Ennis, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.4 TWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Black Hawk Station | Borger Energy Associates LP | Borger, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.4 TWh | May 1999 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 87.2% Other Gas : 12.8% |
| Shell Deer Park | Deer Park Refinery Limited Partnership (DPRLP) | Deer Park, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.4 TWh | Sep 1979 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 80.6% Purchased Steam : 10.5% Other Gas : 8.9% |
| Maverick Creek Wind | Algonquin Power Co | Eden, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.3 TWh | Feb 2022 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| San Miguel | San Miguel Electric Coop, Inc | Christine, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.3 TWh | Dec 1981 | Sep 2024 | Lignite Coal : 99.7% |
| Lacy Creek Wind Energy Center | Lacy Creek Wind, LLC | Sterling City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.3 TWh | Nov 2022 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| Nueces Bay | Talen Texas, LLC | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.3 TWh | Jun 1972 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Montana Power Station | El Paso Electric Co | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 1.2 TWh | Feb 2015 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| High Lonesome Wind Power, LLC Hybrid | High Lonesome Wind Power, LLC | Rankin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.2 TWh | Jun 2021 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| Inertia Wind Project | Inertia Wind Project, LLC | Haskell, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.2 TWh | Dec 2022 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| Nichols | Southwestern Public Service Co | Amarillo, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.2 TWh | Dec 1959 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Santa Rita Wind Energy | BHE Renewables, LLC | Big Lake, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.2 TWh | Nov 2017 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| Sim Gideon | Lower Colorado River Authority | Bastrop, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.2 TWh | Apr 1965 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Air Products Port Arthur | Air Products LLC | Port Arthur, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.2 TWh | Oct 2000 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 93.5% Other Gas : 6.5% |
| 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 |