Directory of Power Plants in Texas
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Johnson County | Johnson County Power LLC | Cleburne, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.1 TWh | Aug 1996 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Texas City Plant Union Carbide | Union Carbide Corp-Texas City | Texas City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 42.3 GWh | Jan 1996 | Sep 2024 | Purchased Steam |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility | Ft Worth City of | Arlington, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 31.9 GWh | Mar 1994 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| JCO Oxides Olefins Plant | Indorama Ventures | Port Neeches, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 531.3 GWh | Aug 1992 | Dec 2023 | 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% |
| Comanche Peak | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Glen Rose, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 19.7 TWh | Jul 1990 | Sep 2024 | Nuclear |
| Brandon Station | City of Lubbock - (TX) | Lubbock, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 21.7 GWh | Jun 1990 | 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% |
| Robert D Willis | USACE-Fort Worth District | Jasper, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.4 GWh | Nov 1989 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Paris Energy Center | Paris Generation LP | Paris, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 858.7 GWh | Jun 1989 | Nov 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Corpus Christi | Equistar Chemicals LP | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 72.9 GWh | Apr 1989 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Canyon | Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | Canyon Lake, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.0 MWh | Dec 1988 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| South Texas Project | STP Nuclear Operating Co | Wadsworth, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 20.2 TWh | Jul 1988 | Sep 2024 | Nuclear |
| Port Arthur Texas Refinery | Total Petrochemicals USA Inc | Port Arthur, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 234.8 GWh | Jul 1988 | 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% |
| 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 |
| Wasson CO2 Removal Plant | Occidental Permian Ltd | Denver City, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 137.2 GWh | Jan 1988 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Victoria Texas Plant | Invista | Victoria, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 411.2 GWh | Mar 1987 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| 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% |
| Goodyear Beaumont Chemical Plant | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co | Beaumont, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 276.1 GWh | Feb 1987 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 98.8% Waste/Other Oil : 1.2% |
| Phelps Dodge Refining | Phelps Dodge Refining Corp | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 62.5 GWh | Sep 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Power Station 4 | South Houston Green Power LLC | Texas City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 629.1 GWh | Aug 1986 | 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 |
| 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% |
| Power Island | INEOS USA LLC | Alvin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 879.4 GWh | Oct 1985 | Dec 2023 | 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 |
| 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% |
| Pirkey | Southwestern Electric Power Co | Hallsville, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.4 TWh | Dec 1984 | Mar 2023 | Lignite Coal : 99.8% |
| 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% |
| 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 |
| Newgulf Cogen | Wharton County Generation LLC | NewGulf, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 32.9 GWh | Mar 1984 | 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% |
| Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West | Valero Refining Co | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 98.6 GWh | Aug 1983 | Sep 2024 | Petroleum Coke : 41.7% Other Gas : 40.6% Natural Gas : 17.7% |
| Snider Industries | Snider Industries Inc | Marshall, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 11.5 GWh | Jul 1983 | Dec 2023 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
| 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 |
| Engineered Carbons Borger Cogen | Orion Engineered Carbons | Borger, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 40.5 GWh | Sep 1982 | Dec 2023 | Other Gas : 99.5% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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 |
| Copper | El Paso Electric Co | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 48.7 GWh | Jun 1980 | Dec 2023 | 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Dansby | City of Bryan - (TX) | Bryan, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 187.7 GWh | Aug 1978 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Freeport Energy | Olin Blue Cube Operations | Freeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.1 TWh | Mar 1978 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| 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% |
| Welsh | Southwestern Electric Power Co | Pittsburg, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.9 TWh | Feb 1977 | Sep 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| 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% |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| Greens Bayou | NRG Texas Power LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 92.3 GWh | May 1973 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Nueces Bay | Talen Texas, LLC | Corpus Christi, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.3 TWh | Jun 1972 | Sep 2024 | 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% |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| Decker Creek | Austin Energy | Austin, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 112.4 GWh | Jun 1971 | Dec 2022 | 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 |
| Cedar Bayou | NRG Texas Power LLC | Baytown, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 3.2 TWh | Nov 1970 | Sep 2024 | 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% |
| Houston Plant | Eco Services Corp. | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 12.4 GWh | Dec 1969 | Dec 2023 | Waste Heat |
| Toledo Bend | Entergy Texas Inc. | Burkville, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 231.5 GWh | Jan 1969 | May 2023 | Water |
| R W Miller | RW Miller Power LLC | Palo Pinto, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 417.5 GWh | Sep 1968 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 96.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.6% |
| 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% |
| T H Wharton | NRG Texas Power LLC | Houston, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 648.9 GWh | Jun 1967 | Sep 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 |
| Spencer | City of Garland - (TX) | Denton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 46.6 GWh | May 1966 | Oct 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 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.7% |
| 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 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 96.2% Other Gas : 3.8% |
| Sam Rayburn Dam | USACE-Fort Worth District | Jasper, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 106.5 GWh | Aug 1965 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Ty Cooke | City of Lubbock - (TX) | Lubbock, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.7 GWh | May 1965 | 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 |
| Wilkes | Southwestern Electric Power Co | Avinger, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.1 TWh | Apr 1964 | 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% |
| Handley | Constellation Power, Inc | Fort Worth, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 823.0 GWh | Jun 1963 | Sep 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% |
| Sabine | Entergy Texas Inc. | Orange, TX | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.6 TWh | Dec 1961 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Pearsall | South Texas Electric Coop, Inc | Pearsall, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 395.1 GWh | Apr 1961 | Dec 2023 | 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% |
| Newman | El Paso Electric Co | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 3.4 TWh | Apr 1960 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Nichols | Southwestern Public Service Co | Amarillo, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.2 TWh | Dec 1959 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| 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% |
| 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 |