This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Texas, sorted by type and name. In 2019, Texas had a total summer capacity of 125,117 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 483,201 GWh.[2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 53.5% natural gas, 19.0% coal, 17.3% wind, 8.6% nuclear, 0.9% solar, 0.3% hydroelectric, 0.3% biomass, and 0.1% other sources. Small-scale photovoltaic installations generated an additional net 1,001 GWh to the Texas electrical grid in 2019, less than one-quarter the amount generated by the state's utility-scale facilities.[1]
Sources of Texas utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2021 [1]
Texas produces and consumes far more electrical energy than any other U.S. state. It generates almost twice as much electricity as the next highest generating state, Florida. Texas has an expanding variety of generating sources to meet consumption growth. Installed wind capacity grew to 28,800 MW and solar capacity grew to 3,100 MW at the end of 2019.[3] Wind generation exceeded nuclear in 2014, and was near to surpassing coal in the number two position in 2019.[1] Fossil-fuel and nuclear generation has remained nearly constant over the past two decades, with natural gas gradually replacing coal.[1][4]
Texas oil extraction operations in year 2019 included the flaring of 250 billion cubic feet of associated petroleum gas, with much of it concentrated in the Permian basin near Midland.[5] This amount of wasted natural gas could have met all of the state's residential heating and cooking needs,[6][7] or could have generated an amount of electrical energy nearly equal to the state's 40,000 GWh of nuclear generation.[8][9]
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Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Refs |
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South Texas Project Electric Generating Station | Matagorda County | 28.795556°N 96.048889°W / 28.795556; -96.048889 (South Texas Project Electric Generating Station) | 2,500 | |
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant | Somervell County | 32.298333°N 97.785°W / 32.298333; -97.785 (Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant) | 2,208 | |
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[10]
A useful map[11] of coal generation plants is provided by the Sierra Club.
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Year opened | Scheduled retirement | Refs |
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Coleto Creek | Fannin | 28°42′46″N 97°12′51″W | 622 | 1980 | Scheduled to close by 2027 | [12] |
Fayette | La Grange, in Fayette County | 29°55′02″N 97°14′58″W | 1,690 | 1979 (615MW) 1980 (615MW) 1988 (460MW) | [13] | |
Harrington | Potter County | 35°17′50″N 101°44′51″W | 1,080 | 1976 (360MW) 1978 (360MW) 1980 (360MW) | Convert to natural gas by 2025 | [14] |
J.K. Spruce | Bexar County | 29°18′27″N 98°19′25″W | 1,444 | 1992 (566MW) 2010 (878MW) | [12] | |
Limestone | Jewett | 31°25′27″N 96°15′13″W | 1,850 | 1985 (893MW) 1986 (957MW) | [15] | |
Major Oak Power | Robertson County | 31°5′29″N 96°41′34″W | 349 | 1990 (150MW) 1991 (150MW) | [16] | |
Martin Lake | Rusk County | 32°15′35″N 94°34′13″W | 2,380 | 1977 (793MW) 1978 (793MW) 1979 (793MW) | [17][12] | |
Oak Grove | Robertson County | 31°10′48″N 96°29′30″W | 1,796 | 2010 (917MW) 2011 (879MW) | [18] | |
Pirkey | Hallsville | 32°27′37″N 94°29′11″W | 721 | 1985 | Scheduled to close in 2023[19] | [12] |
San Miguel Lignite Powerplant | Christine | 28°42′15″N 98°28′38″W | 391 | 1982 | [20][21] | |
Sandy Creek | Riesel | 31°28′29″N 96°57′23″W | 1,008 | 2013 | [12] | |
Tolk | Lamb County | 34°11′05″N 102°35′53″W | 1,136 | 1982 (568MW) 1985 (568MW) | Scheduled to close by 2032 | [12] |
W. A. Parish (units 5 to 8) | Greater Houston | 29°28′34″N 95°38′0″W | 2,736 | 1977 (734MW) 1978 (734MW) 1980 (614MW) 1982 (654MW) | [12] | |
Welsh | Mount Pleasant | 33°03′17″N 94°50′24″W | 1,116 | 1977 (558MW) 1982 (558MW) | To cease using coal in 2028.[19] | [12][22] |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Decommissioned | Refs |
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Big Brown | Freestone County | 31°49′14″N 96°03′22″W | 1,186 | 2018 | [23] |
Gibbons Creek | Grimes County | 30°37′9″N 96°4′54″W | 453 | 2018 | [12][24] |
J.T. Deely | Bexar County | 29°18′25″N 98°19′12″W | 932 | 2018 | [12] |
Monticello | Titus County | 33°05′28″N 95°02′17″W | 1,980 | 2018 | [12] |
Oklaunion | Wilbarger County | 34°4′57″N 99°10′34″W | 650 | 2020 | [12] |
Sandow | Milam County | 30°33′51″N 97°03′50″W | 1,252 | 2018 | [12][25][26] |
Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration.[10] Additional data sources:[27][28][29]
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Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Decommissioned | Refs |
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Eagle Mountain | Tarrant County | 32.9056°N 97.4792°W / 32.9056; -97.4792 (Eagle Mountain) | 696 | 2005 | [27][58] |
Paint Creek | Haskell County | 33°04′46″N 99°34′51″W | 218 | 2002 | [59] |
P.H. Robinson | Galveston County | 29°29′15″N 94°58′46″W | 2,316 | 2009 | [60] |
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[10]
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Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Refs |
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Nacogdoches Generating Facility | Nacogdoches County | 31.8321°N 94.9006°W / 31.8321; -94.9006 (Nacogdoches Generating Facility) | 100 | [61] |
Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers | Santa Rosa | 26°16′11″N 97°52′0″W | 23.5 | [62] |
Snider Industries | Marshall | 32°34′45″N 94°22′27″W | 5 | [62] |
Texarkana Mill | Cass County | 33°15′27″N 94°04′17″W | 65 | [63] |
Woodville Renewable Power | Woodville | 30°44′56″N 94°26′10″W | 49 | [62] |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Decommissioned | Refs |
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Aspen Biomass Power Plant | Lufkin | 31°22′9″N 94°44′22″W | 44 | 2016 | [64] |
Name | Location | Type | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened | Refs |
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Amistad Dam | Val Verde County, Texas | Hydro | 132 | International Boundary and Water Commission | 1969 | [65] |
Buchanan Dam | Colorado River (Texas) | Hydro | 48 | Lower Colorado River Authority | 1937 | [66] |
Denison Dam | Bryan County, Oklahoma / Grayson County, Texas | Hydro | 80 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1945 | [66] |
Falcon Dam | Rio Grande | Hydro | 63 | International Boundary and Water Commission | 1954 | [67] |
Inks Dam | Colorado River (Texas) | Hydro | 15 | Lower Colorado River Authority | 1938 | [68] |
Mansfield Dam | Colorado River (Texas) | Hydro | 102 | Lower Colorado River Authority | 1941 | [69] |
R.C. Thomas Hydroelectric Project | Trinity River (Texas) | Hydro | 24 | East Texas Electrical Cooperative | 2020 | [70] |
Sam Rayburn Dam | Angelina River | Hydro | 52 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1966 | [71] |
Max Starcke Dam | Colorado River (Texas) | Hydro | 41 | Lower Colorado River Authority | 1951 | [72] |
Toledo Bend Dam | Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana) | Hydro | 92 | Sabine River Authority of Texas | 1969 | [73] |
Tom Miller Dam | Colorado River (Texas) | Hydro | 17 | Lower Colorado River Authority | 1940 | [74] |
Whitney Dam | Bosque and Hill counties, Texas | Hydro | 43 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1951 | [75][76] |
Wirtz Dam | Llano and Burnet counties, Texas | Hydro | 60 | Lower Colorado River Authority | 1951 | [77] |
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The following list emphasizes operating wind farms in Texas that are 100 MW or larger.
![]() | This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2021) |
The following list emphasizes operating solar photovoltaic farms in Texas that are 20 MW or larger.
![]() | This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2013) |
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