Coal Power Plants in Texas
Texas has 20 coal power plants in the Bywatts database, 8 of them retired according to EIA-860. Together they total 25.7 GW of nameplate capacity, 18.4 GW of it at operating plants. The largest operating plant is W A PARISH (4,008 MW), operated by NRG TEXAS POWER LLC.
20Plants
25.7 GWCombined capacity
All 20 coal plants in Texas
| Plant | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| W A PARISH | 4,008 | NRG TEXAS POWER LLC | 1958 |
| MARTIN LAKE | 2,380 | LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC | 1977 |
| MONTICELLO Retired 2018 | 1,980 | LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC | · |
| LIMESTONE | 1,850 | NRG TEXAS POWER LLC | 1985 |
| OAK GROVE | 1,795 | OAK GROVE MANAGEMENT CO LLC | 2010 |
| FAYETTE POWER PROJECT | 1,690 | LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY | 1979 |
| WELSH | 1,674 | SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO | 1977 |
| J K SPRUCE | 1,444 | CITY OF SAN ANTONIO - (TX) | 1992 |
| BIG BROWN Retired 2018 | 1,187 | BIG BROWN POWER COMPANY LLC | · |
| TOLK | 1,136 | SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO | 1982 |
| HARRINGTON | 1,080 | SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO | 1976 |
| J T DEELY Retired 2023 | 932 | CITY OF SAN ANTONIO - (TX) | · |
| PIRKEY Retired 2023 | 721 | SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO | · |
| OKLAUNION Retired 2020 | 720 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF OKLAHOMA | · |
| SANDOW NO 5 Retired 2018 | 662 | SANDOW POWER CO LLC | · |
| COLETO CREEK | 622 | COLETO CREEK POWER LP | 1980 |
| SANDOW NO 4 Retired 2018 | 591 | LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC | · |
| GIBBONS CREEK Retired 2019 | 454 | TEXAS MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY | · |
| SAN MIGUEL | 410 | SAN MIGUEL ELECTRIC COOP, INC | 1982 |
| TWIN OAKS POWER ONE | 349 | OPTIM ENERGY LLC | 1990 |