SAM RAYBURN

How SAM RAYBURN compares

With 240 MW of capacity, SAM RAYBURN ranks 111th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 88th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.4% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 513th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1991, it is older than 62% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOP, INC, runs 2 operating plants in Texas totaling 508 MW. It shares Victoria County with 2 other operating plants, VICTORIA and VICTORIA TEXAS PLANT.

EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 193 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combined cycle technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 240 MW). Net generation was 194 GWh in 2024 (an 11% capacity factor), down 49% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1991 and 2003.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by AEP TEXAS CENTRAL COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 1,102 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is COLETO CREEK (622 MW, Coal).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology