Natural Gas Power Plants in Texas

Every operating natural gas power plant in Texas on EIA-860M for 2026-07: 309 plants, 1,307 generating units and 83 GW of nameplate capacity across 76 counties, most of it inside ERCOT.

As of 2026-07 (inventory dated 2026-07-31) · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · eia.gov/…/july_generator2026.xlsx · eia.gov/…/eia860m

Plants
309
1,307 generating units
Nameplate capacity
83 GW
Counties
76
Grid operator
ERCOT
covers most of these plants

Map of natural gas power plants in Texas

Every one of the 309 plants is drawn at the coordinate EIA files for it.

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List of natural gas power plants in Texas

Sort by any column. Capacity is nameplate, summed across every generating unit EIA lists at the site.

natural gas power plants in Texas
Forney Energy CenterNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleLaFrontera Holdings LLCKaufman1,894.282003Operating
SabineNatural Gas Steam TurbineEntergy Texas Inc.Orange1,811.841962Operating
Midlothian Energy FacilityNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleMidlothian Energy LLCEllis1,73462000Operating
Temple Power StationNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleTemple Generation Holdings LLCBell1,606.462014Operating
Cedar BayouNatural Gas Steam TurbineNRG Texas Power LLCChambers1,53021970Operating
Cottonwood Energy Company LPNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleCottonwood Energy Company LPNewton1,433.682003Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year
HandleyNatural Gas Steam TurbineConstellation Power, IncTarrant1,314.831963Operating
Jack CountyNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleJack County Power, LLCWise1,28062006Operating
Wolf Hollow IINatural Gas Fired Combined CycleConstellation Power, IncHood1,231.232017Operating
Colorado Bend IINatural Gas Fired Combined CycleConstellation Power, IncWharton1,230.332017Operating
T H Wharton2 technologiesNRG Texas Power LLCHarris1,189.9171967Operating
Deer Park Energy CenterNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleDeer Park Energy CenterHarris1,17662003Operating
Odessa-Ector Power PlantNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleLaFrontera Holdings LLCEctor1,152.862001Operating
V H Braunig2 technologiesCity of San Antonio - (TX)Bexar1,13871966Operating
Lamar Power ProjectNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleLaFrontera Holdings LLCLamar1,112.662000Operating
Newman3 technologiesEl Paso Electric CoEl Paso1,109.8101960Operating
Rio Nogales Power ProjectNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleCity of San Antonio - (TX)Guadalupe1,10842002Operating
Guadalupe Generating StationNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleGuadalupe Power Partners LPGuadalupe1,088.262000Operating
Barney M Davis2 technologiesCity of San Antonio - (TX)Nueces1,082.241974Operating
HarringtonNatural Gas Steam TurbineSouthwestern Public Service CoPotter1,08031976Operating
Freestone Energy CenterNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleFreestone Power Generation LLCFreestone1,03662002Operating
Montgomery CountyNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleEntergy Texas Inc.Montgomery1,00032021Operating
Hays Energy ProjectNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleHays Energy, LLCHays98942002Operating
Tenaska Frontier Generation StationNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleTenaska Frontier Partners LtdGrimes939.742000Operating
Tenaska Gateway Generating StationNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleTenaska Gateway Partners LtdRusk939.642001Operating
Formosa Utility Venture LtdNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleFormosa Plastics CorpCalhoun933.4131987Operating
Baytown Energy CenterNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleBaytown Energy Center LLCChambers932.942002Operating
Lake HubbardNatural Gas Steam TurbineLuminant Generation Company LLCDallas927.521970Operating
Channel Energy Center LLCNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleChannel Energy Center LLCHarris923.842001Operating
Channelview Cogeneration PlantNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleEIF Channelview Cogeneration LLCHarris918.352001Operating
O W SommersNatural Gas Steam TurbineCity of San Antonio - (TX)Bexar89221972Operating
WilkesNatural Gas Steam TurbineSouthwestern Electric Power CoMarion88231964Operating
Green Power 2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleSouth Houston Green Power LLCGalveston86152003Operating
Jones2 technologiesSouthwestern Public Service CoLubbock860.441971Operating
Mountain CreekNatural Gas Steam TurbineMountain Creek Power, LLCDallas852.231956Operating
Wise County Power LLCNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleWise County Power Company LLCWise821.732004Operating
Pasadena CogenerationNatural Gas Fired Combined CyclePasadena Cogeneration LPHarris81551998Operating
Thad Hill Energy CenterNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleThad Hill Energy Center, LLCBosque80752000Operating
Rayburn Energy Station LLCNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleRayburn Energy Station LLCGrayson803.232014Operating
Magic Valley Generating StationNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleCalpine Corp-Magic ValleyHidalgo80132002Operating
Wolf Hollow I LPNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleWolf Hollow I Power, LLCHood788.432003Operating
Nueces BayNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleCity of San Antonio - (TX)Nueces730.231972Operating
Stryker Creek2 technologiesLuminant Generation Company LLCCherokee713.471958Operating
Sand Hill2 technologiesAustin EnergyTravis696.482001Operating
ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery3 technologiesExxonMobil Oil CorpJefferson677.8101966Operating
Jack Fusco Energy CenterNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleBrazos Valley EnergyFort Bend675.632003Operating
Colorado Bend Energy Center2 technologiesCER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LPWharton654.182002Operating
GrahamNatural Gas Steam TurbineLuminant Generation Company LLCYoung634.721960Operating
DeCordova Steam Electric Station2 technologiesLuminant Generation Company LLCHood626.751990Operating
Sim GideonNatural Gas Steam TurbineLower Colorado River AuthorityBastrop62331965Operating
Bastrop Energy CenterNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleBastrop Energy Partners, LPBastrop618.732002Operating
Lost Pines 1 Power ProjectNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleLower Colorado River AuthorityBastrop60932001Operating
Odyssey Energy Altura Cogen, LLCNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleOdyssey Operating ServicesHarris605.171985Operating
Topaz GeneratingNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineCity of San Antonio - (TX)Galveston605102021Operating
R W Miller2 technologiesRW Miller Power LLCPalo Pinto603.651968Operating
Freeport EnergyNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleOlin Blue Cube OperationsBrazoria603.161982Operating
Elk StationNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGolden Spread Electric Cooperative, IncHale599.432015Operating
Sabine River OperationsNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleThe Dow Chemical CompanyOrange594.941987Operating
Corpus Christi Energy CenterNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleCorpus Christi Cogeneration LLCNueces593.332002Operating
Arthur Von RosenbergNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleCity of San Antonio - (TX)Bexar57532000Operating
Thomas C FergusonNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleLower Colorado River AuthorityLlano574.632014Operating
Sweeny Cogen FacilityNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineSweeny Cogeneration LLCBrazoria57241997Operating
Harrison County Power ProjectNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNortheast Texas Elec Coop, IncHarrison57032003Operating
Hidalgo Energy CenterNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleCalpine Corp - HidalgoHidalgo551.332000Operating
Quail Run Energy CenterNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleQuail Run Energy Partners, LPEctor550.462002Operating
Lewis CreekNatural Gas Steam TurbineEntergy Texas Inc.Montgomery542.821970Operating
Cedar Bayou 4Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNRG Cedar Bayou Development Company LLCChambers535.532009Operating
Frontera Energy CenterNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleFrontera Generation Limited PartnershipHidalgo52931999Operating
Montana Power StationNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineEl Paso Electric CoEl Paso527.242015Operating
Mustang StationNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleGolden Spread Electric Cooperative, IncYoakum52131999Operating
Ingleside CogenerationNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleIngleside Cogeneration LPSan Patricio51731999Operating
Oyster Creek Unit VIIINatural Gas Fired Combined CycleDow Chemical Company-Oyster Creek VIIIBrazoria497.941994Operating
HO Clarke GeneratingNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineCity of San Antonio - (TX)Harris48482021Operating
Braes Bayou PlantNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineProEnergy ServicesFort Bend48482022Operating
Mark One Power StationNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineCity of San Antonio - (TX)Brazoria48482022Operating
Brotman Power StationNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineProEnergy ServicesBrazoria48482023Operating
Remy Jade Power StationNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineCity of San Antonio - (TX)Harris48482024Operating
NicholsNatural Gas Steam TurbineSouthwestern Public Service CoPotter474.731960Operating
Mustang Station Unit 4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGolden Spread Electric Cooperative, IncYoakum472.132006Operating
Gregory Power PlantNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleGregory Power Partners LLCSan Patricio469.832000Operating
Eastman Cogeneration FacilityNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleEastman Cogeneration LPHarrison467.732001Operating
Texas City Power PlantNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleTexas City Cogeneration LLCGalveston45041987Operating
Permian BasinNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineLuminant Generation Company LLCWard44751988Operating
Pin Oak Creek Energy Center, LLCNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineFreestone Power Generation LLCFreestone44422026Operating
Greens BayouNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNRG Texas Power LLCHarris43261976Operating
Ray Olinger2 technologiesCity of Garland - (TX)Collin427.741967Operating
BacliffNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbinePHR Holdings LLCGalveston427.262018Operating
Ennis Power Company LLCNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleEnnis Power Company LLCEllis41822002Operating
ExxonMobil Baytown TurbineNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineExxon Mobil Refining and Supply Co.Harris381.851989Operating
Houston Chemical Complex BattlegroundNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleOxy Vinyls LPHarris380.741982Operating
NRG THW GT Electric Generating StationNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNRG THW GT LLCHarris377.422026Operating
VictoriaNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleVictoria WLE, LPVictoria376.921963Operating
Timmerman Power PlantNatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineLower Colorado River AuthorityCaldwell368202025Operating
Ector County Energy CenterNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineEctor County Generation, LLCEctor358.822015Operating
Knox LeeNatural Gas Steam TurbineSouthwestern Electric Power CoGregg35111974Operating
Bayou Cogen PlantNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineAir Liquide Large Industries U S LPHarris318.442014Operating
CFB Power PlantNatural Gas Steam TurbineFormosa Plastics CorpCalhoun31022012Operating
Johnson CountyNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleJohnson County Power LLCJohnson282.621996Operating
Motiva Enterprises Port Arthur Refinery3 technologiesMotiva Enterprises LLCJefferson276.891957Operating
Shell Deer Park2 technologiesDeer Park Refinery Limited Partnership (DPRLP)Harris27441979Operating

Largest natural gas power plants in Texas

  1. 1Forney Energy CenterKaufman County, Texas1,894.2 MW
  2. 2SabineOrange County, Texas1,811.8 MW
  3. 3Midlothian Energy FacilityEllis County, Texas1,734 MW
  4. 4Temple Power StationBell County, Texas1,606.4 MW
  5. 5Cedar BayouChambers County, Texas1,530 MW
  6. 6Cottonwood Energy Company LPNewton County, Texas1,433.6 MW
  7. 7HandleyTarrant County, Texas1,314.8 MW
  8. 8Jack CountyWise County, Texas1,280 MW
  9. 9Wolf Hollow IIHood County, Texas1,231.2 MW
  10. 10Colorado Bend IIWharton County, Texas1,230.3 MW

Natural gas power plants by county in Texas

The county EIA files against each plant. It is the fastest way to find the plant nearest a given town.

CountyPlantsNameplate MW
Harris6610,118.9
Brazoria173,282.9
Chambers63,035.3
Bexar72,843.8
Hood32,646.3
Nueces92,571.4
Galveston102,540.5
Orange22,406.7
Guadalupe22,196.2
Ellis22,152
Wise32,112.1
Hidalgo92,111.7
Ector42,063.2
Wharton31,986.3
Kaufman11,894.2
Bastrop31,850.7
Dallas91,788.5
El Paso51,747.7
Bell71,624
Potter21,554.7
Montgomery61,547.6
Calhoun41,532.4
Freestone21,480
Newton11,433.6
Lamar21,378.2
Tarrant211,350
Fort Bend111,263
Jefferson71,186
Travis61,076.5
Harrison21,037.7
Yoakum31,016.5
Hays1989
San Patricio2986.8
Victoria8976.5
Grimes1939.7
Rusk1939.6
Marion1882
Lubbock1860.4
Bosque1807
Grayson2804.4
Hale2766.8
Cherokee1713.4
Young1634.7
Palo Pinto1603.6
Llano1574.6
Ward3467
Collin6438.9
Caldwell1368
Denton3353.3
Gregg1351
Johnson1282.6
Brazos4279.9
Webb4267.6
Hutchinson1243.9
Henderson1243.3
Fayette1242
Frio1201.6
Lamb1190.4
Hardin1173
San Jacinto1170

Natural Gas Power Plants in Texas: FAQ

How many natural gas power plants are in Texas?
309, with 83 GW of nameplate capacity between them, spread over 76 counties. That is the EIA-860M operating count for 2026-07.
Is there a map of Texas natural gas power plants?
Yes — the map above. Each dot is one natural gas power plant, sized by nameplate capacity and placed at the coordinates EIA files for it.
Which is the largest natural gas power plant in Texas?
Forney Energy Center, at 2 GW. The table is sorted largest first, so the rest follow it.
Is there a natural gas power plant near me in Texas?
The county roll-up below groups every plant by county, which is the quickest way to find the one closest to a given town.
Which grid operator runs Texas's natural gas power plants?
Most of them sit inside ERCOT, according to the balancing-authority code EIA files against each plant. Live conditions for that market are on this site.
How current is this, and what is left out?
EIA-860M for 2026-07. Combined cycle, combustion turbine, steam turbine, internal combustion and other gas-fired units. Plants below 1 MW are not surveyed by EIA and so are absent; retirements and additions after 2026-07 arrive with the next monthly release.