Natural Gas Power Plants in Texas
Texas has 156 natural gas power plants in the Bywatts database, 22 of them retired and 5 partly retired according to EIA-860. Together they total 72.7 GW of nameplate capacity, 67.2 GW of it at operating plants. The largest operating plant is SABINE (2,051 MW), operated by ENTERGY TEXAS INC..
156Plants
72.7 GWCombined capacity
All 156 natural gas plants in Texas
| Plant | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SABINE | 2,051 | ENTERGY TEXAS INC. | 1962 |
| FORNEY ENERGY CENTER | 1,851 | FPLE FORNEY LP | 2003 |
| MIDLOTHIAN ENERGY FACILITY | 1,734 | MIDLOTHIAN ENERGY LP | 2000 |
| CEDAR BAYOU | 1,530 | NRG TEXAS POWER LLC | 1970 |
| COTTONWOOD ENERGY PROJECT | 1,434 | COTTONWOOD ENERGY CO LP | 2003 |
| HANDLEY | 1,315 | EXELON POWER | 1963 |
| JACK COUNTY | 1,280 | BRAZOS ELECTRIC POWER COOP INC | 2006 |
| VALLEY Retired 2015 | 1,175 | VALLEY NG POWER COMPANY LLC | · |
| T H WHARTON | 1,174 | NRG TEXAS POWER LLC | 1967 |
| DECORDOVA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION | 1,157 | LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC | 1990 |
| V H BRAUNIG | 1,138 | CITY OF SAN ANTONIO - (TX) | 1966 |
| ODESSA ECTOR GENERATING STATION | 1,135 | ODESSA-ECTOR POWER PARTNERS LP | 2001 |
| LAMAR POWER PROJECT | 1,108 | LAMAR POWER PARTNERS LP | 2000 |
| PERMIAN BASIN Partly retired | 1,097 | LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC | 1988 |
| GUADALUPE GENERATING STATION | 1,088 | GUADALUPE POWER PARTNERS LP | 2000 |
| BARNEY M DAVIS | 1,082 | TOPAZ POWER GROUP LLC | 1974 |
| FREESTONE ENERGY CENTER | 1,036 | FREESTONE POWER GENERATION LLC | 2002 |
| DEER PARK ENERGY CENTER | 996 | DEER PARK ENERGY CENTER | 2003 |
| HAYS ENERGY PROJECT | 989 | IPA OPERATIONS INC - HAYS | 2002 |
| TENASKA FRONTIER GENERATION STATION | 940 | TENASKA FRONTIER PARTNERS LTD | 2000 |
| TENASKA GATEWAY GENERATING STATION | 940 | TENASKA GATEWAY PARTNERS LTD | 2001 |
| DECKER CREEK Partly retired | 932 | AUSTIN ENERGY | 1988 |
| LAKE HUBBARD | 928 | LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC | 1970 |
| CHANNELVIEW COGENERATION PLANT | 918 | GIM CHANNELVIEW COGENERATION LLC | 2001 |
| BAYTOWN ENERGY CENTER | 915 | BAYTOWN ENERGY CENTER LLC | 2002 |
| NEWMAN | 913 | EL PASO ELECTRIC CO | 1960 |
| RIO NOGALES POWER PROJECT | 898 | CITY OF SAN ANTONIO - (TX) | 2002 |
| O W SOMMERS | 892 | CITY OF SAN ANTONIO - (TX) | 1972 |
| WILKES | 882 | SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO | 1964 |
| GREENS BAYOU Partly retired | 878 | NRG TEXAS POWER LLC | 1976 |
| GREEN POWER 2 | 861 | SOUTH HOUSTON GREEN POWER LP | 2003 |
| MOUNTAIN CREEK | 852 | EXELON POWER | 1956 |
| SAM BERTRON Retired 2019 | 843 | NRG TEXAS POWER LLC | · |
| PASADENA COGENERATION | 815 | PASADENA COGENERATION LP | 1998 |
| WOLF HOLLOW I LP | 810 | EXELON POWER | 2003 |
| BOSQUE COUNTY PEAKING | 807 | CALPINE BOSQUE ENERGY CENTER LLC | 2000 |
| MAGIC VALLEY GENERATING STATION | 801 | CALPINE CORP-MAGIC VALLEY | 2002 |
| WISE COUNTY POWER LLC | 746 | WISE COUNTY POWER COMPANY LLC | 2004 |
| BASTROP ENERGY CENTER | 728 | BASTROP ENERGY PARTNERS, LP | 2002 |
| CHANNEL ENERGY CENTER LLC | 715 | CHANNEL ENERGY CENTER LLC | 2001 |
| STRYKER CREEK | 713 | LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC | 1958 |
| SAND HILL | 696 | AUSTIN ENERGY | 2001 |
| FORMOSA UTILITY VENTURE LTD | 689 | FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP | 1987 |
| DOW CHEMICAL TEXAS OPERATION | 678 | DOW CHEMICAL CO | 1982 |
| EXXONMOBIL BEAUMONT REFINERY | 678 | EXXONMOBIL OIL CORP | 1966 |
| JONES | 678 | SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO | 1971 |
| BRAZOS VALLEY GENERATING FACILITY | 676 | BRAZOS VALLEY ENERGY | 2003 |
| OPTIM ENERGY ALTURA COGEN LLC | 644 | OPTIM ENERGY LLC | 1985 |
| SIM GIDEON | 639 | LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY | 1965 |
| GRAHAM | 635 | LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC | 1960 |
| R W MILLER | 604 | BRAZOS ELECTRIC POWER COOP INC | 1968 |
| LOST PINES 1 POWER PROJECT | 595 | LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY | 2001 |
| COLORADO BEND ENERGY CENTER | 580 | CER COLORADO BEND ENERGY PARTNERS LP | 2002 |
| CORPUS CHRISTI ENERGY CENTER | 576 | CORPUS CHRISTI COGENERATION LLC | 2002 |
| QUAIL RUN ENERGY CENTER | 573 | CER QUAIL RUN ENERGY PARTNERS LP | 2002 |
| SWEENY COGEN FACILITY | 572 | SWEENY COGENERATION LP | 1997 |
| HARRISON COUNTY POWER PROJECT | 570 | ENTERGY POWER VENTURES LP | 2003 |
| HIDALGO ENERGY CENTER | 551 | CALPINE CORP - HIDALGO | 2000 |
| ARTHUR VON ROSENBERG | 550 | CITY OF SAN ANTONIO - (TX) | 2000 |
| LEWIS CREEK | 543 | ENTERGY TEXAS INC. | 1970 |
| MORGAN CREEK | 536 | LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC | 1988 |
| CEDAR BAYOU 4 | 536 | NRG CEDAR BAYOU DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC | 2009 |
| FRONTERA ENERGY CENTER | 529 | FRONTERA GENERATION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 1999 |
| MUSTANG STATION | 521 | GOLDEN SPREAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC | 1999 |
| INGLESIDE COGENERATION | 517 | INGLESIDE COGENERATION LP | 1999 |
| SRW COGEN LP | 505 | DUPONT SABINE RIVER WORKS | · |
| KNOX LEE | 501 | SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO | 1974 |
| OYSTER CREEK UNIT VIII | 498 | DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY-OYSTER CREEK VIII | 1994 |
| NICHOLS | 475 | SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO | 1960 |
| EASTMAN COGENERATION FACILITY | 468 | EASTMAN COGENERATION LP | 2001 |
| CLEAR LAKE COGENERATION LTD Retired 2017 | 465 | CLEAR LAKE COGENERATION LP | · |
| TEXAS CITY POWER PLANT | 450 | TEXAS CITY COGENERATION LLC | 1987 |
| THOMAS C FERGUSON | 446 | LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY | 2014 |
| PLANT X Partly retired | 434 | SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO | 1964 |
| GREGORY POWER FACILITY | 432 | DPS GREGORY LLC | 2000 |
| RAY OLINGER | 428 | CITY OF GARLAND - (TX) | 1967 |
| LEON CREEK | 418 | CITY OF SAN ANTONIO - (TX) | 2004 |
| ENNIS POWER COMPANY LLC | 418 | ENNIS POWER COMPANY LLC | 2002 |
| EXXONMOBIL BAYTOWN TURBINE | 382 | EXXON MOBIL REFINING AND SUPPLY CO. | 1989 |
| VICTORIA | 377 | RENU POWER HOLDINGS LLC | 1963 |
| HOUSTON CHEMICAL COMPLEX BATTLEGROUND | 369 | OXY VINYLS LP | 1982 |
| MUSTANG STATION UNIT 4 | 340 | GOLDEN SPREAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC | 2006 |
| LAKE CREEK Retired 2014 | 322 | LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC | · |
| BAYOU COGEN PLANT | 300 | AIR LIQUIDE LARGE INDUSTRIES U S LP | 2014 |
| JOHNSON COUNTY | 283 | BRAZOS ELECTRIC POWER COOP INC | 1996 |
| MOTIVA ENTERPRISES PORT ARTHUR REFINERY | 277 | MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLC | 1957 |
| PEARSALL | 268 | SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOP, INC | 2010 |
| LAREDO | 264 | TOPAZ POWER GROUP LLC | 2008 |
| SHELL DEER PARK | 252 | SHELL OIL CO-DEER PARK | 1979 |
| PARIS ENERGY CENTER | 250 | PARIS GENERATION LP | 1989 |
| BLACK HAWK STATION | 244 | BORGER ENERGY ASSOCIATES LP | 1999 |
| TRINIDAD | 243 | LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC | 1965 |
| WINCHESTER POWER PARK | 242 | LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY | 2010 |
| SAM RAYBURN | 240 | SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOP, INC | 1991 |
| EXELON LAPORTE GENERATING STATION | 236 | EXELON POWER | 2001 |
| C R WING COGEN PLANT | 230 | POWER RESOURCES LTD | 1987 |
| DANSBY | 203 | CITY OF BRYAN - (TX) | 1978 |
| POWER STATION 4 | 191 | SOUTH HOUSTON GREEN POWER LP | 1986 |
| SILAS RAY | 181 | BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD | 1959 |
| EXXONMOBIL BAYTOWN REFINERY | 177 | EXXON MOBIL REFINING AND SUPPLY CO. | 1952 |
| SAN JACINTO STEAM ELECTRIC STATION | 176 | NRG TEXAS POWER LLC | 1995 |
| HARDIN COUNTY PEAKING FACILITY | 173 | EAST TEXAS ELECTRIC COOP, INC | 2001 |
| SAN JACINTO COUNTY PEAKING FACILITY | 171 | EAST TEXAS ELECTRIC COOP, INC | 2001 |
| AIR PRODUCTS PORT ARTHUR | 169 | AIR PRODUCTS LLC | 2000 |
| UNION CARBIDE SEADRIFT COGEN | 168 | UNION CARBIDE CORP-SEADRIFT | 1964 |
| EG178 FACILITY | 154 | KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION COMPANY LP | 2005 |
| HAL C WEAVER POWER PLANT | 153 | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | 1951 |
| TY COOKE Retired 2023 | 138 | CITY OF LUBBOCK - (TX) | · |
| BRYAN Partly retired | 138 | CITY OF BRYAN - (TX) | 1975 |
| SPENCER | 127 | CITY OF GARLAND - (TX) | 1966 |
| POWERLANE PLANT | 110 | CITY OF GREENVILLE - (TX) | 1966 |
| J ROBERT MASSENGALE Retired 2023 | 107 | CITY OF LUBBOCK - (TX) | · |
| SABINE COGEN Retired 2020 | 107 | SABINE COGEN LP | · |
| VICTORIA TEXAS PLANT | 102 | INVISTA | 1987 |
| NEWGULF COGEN | 102 | GDF SUEZ NORTH AMERICA | 1984 |
| SABINE RIVER WORKS | 96 | E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO | 1987 |
| TEXAS CITY PLANT UNION CARBIDE | 96 | UNION CARBIDE CORP-TEXAS CITY | 1996 |
| BASF FREEPORT WORKS | 93 | BASF CORPORATION | 1999 |
| NAFTA REGION OLEFINS COMPLEX COGEN FAC | 83 | BASF CORP | 2001 |
| COPPER | 81 | EL PASO ELECTRIC CO | 1980 |
| CCI SIGNAL HILL LLC | 80 | CCI SIGNAL HILL LLC | 1987 |
| JCO OXIDES OLEFINS PLANT | 77 | HUNTSMAN CORP | 1992 |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER TEXARKANA MILL | 65 | INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | 1972 |
| POINT COMFORT OPERATIONS Retired 2019 | 63 | ALCOA WORLD ALUMINA LLC | · |
| CORPUS REFINERY | 57 | FLINT HILLS RESOURCES CORPUS CHRISTI LLC | 1988 |
| ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS TEXAS INC. | 52 | ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS | 1993 |
| MOORE COUNTY Retired 2013 | 49 | SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO | · |
| TICONA POLYMERS INC | 44 | TICONA POLYMERS INC | 1989 |
| CHOCOLATE BAYOU WORKS | 41 | INEOS USA LLC | 1985 |
| CORPUS CHRISTI | 41 | EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP | 1989 |
| LONE STAR Retired 2020 | 40 | SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO | · |
| PORT ARTHUR TEXAS REFINERY | 38 | TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS USA INC | 1988 |
| PORT NECHES PLANT Retired 2023 | 38 | AIR LIQUIDE LARGE INDUSTRIES U.S. LP | · |
| TEXAS PETROCHEMICALS | 35 | TPC GROUP, LLC | 1972 |
| GOODYEAR BEAUMONT CHEMICAL PLANT | 35 | GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO | 1987 |
| ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING | 26 | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPTG LP | 1991 |
| WASSON CO2 REMOVAL PLANT | 23 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD | 1988 |
| BRANDON STATION Retired 2023 | 21 | CITY OF LUBBOCK - (TX) | · |
| PHELPS DODGE REFINING | 20 | PHELPS DODGE REFINING CORP | 1986 |
| CENTRAL UTILITY PLANT | 14 | MINNESOTA MINING & MFG CO | 1988 |
| RHODIA HOUSTON PLANT | 8 | RHODIA INC | 1970 |
| BRIDGEPORT GAS PROCESSING PLANT | 7 | DEVON GAS SERVICES | 2000 |
| RICE UNIVERSITY | 7 | RICE UNIVERSITY | 1986 |
| ROBERT MUELLER ENERGY CENTER | 6 | AUSTIN ENERGY | 2006 |
| YATES GAS PLANT Retired 2019 | 6 | KINDER MORGAN YATES OPERATION | · |
| WESTHOLLOW TECHNOLOGY CENTER | 4 | SHELL CHEMICAL LP | 1988 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS Retired 2019 | 4 | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS | · |
| BENEDUM PLANT Retired 2017 | 2 | ATLAS PIPELINE MID CONTINENT WESTTEX LLC | · |
| JAMESON GAS PROCESSING PLANT | 1 | WTG JAMESON, L.P. | 1981 |
| MIDKIFF PLANT Retired 2009 | · | ATLAS PIPELINE MID CONTINENT WESTTEX LLC | · |
| P H ROBINSON Retired 2009 | · | NRG TEXAS POWER LLC | · |
| PASADENA Retired 2012 | · | AIR PRODUCTS LLC | · |
| RIVERVIEW Retired 2012 | · | SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO | · |
| TXU SWEETWATER GENERATING PLANT Retired 2012 | · | LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC | · |
| VALERO REFINERY CORPUS CHRISTI EAST Retired 2010 | · | VALERO REFINING CO | · |
| W B TUTTLE Retired 2011 | · | CITY OF SAN ANTONIO - (TX) | · |