Texas has a wide variety of energy sources, although dominated by natural gas and coal.
Biomass
| Name |
Location |
Coordinates |
Capacity (MW) |
Refs |
| Aspen Biomass Power Plant |
Lufkin |
31°22′9″N 94°44′22″W / 31.36917°N 94.73944°W / 31.36917; -94.73944 (Aspen Biomass Power Plant) |
44 |
|
| Nacogdoches Generating Facility |
Nacogdoches County |
34°49′55″N 94°54′00″W / 34.832°N 94.9°W / 34.832; -94.9 |
100 |
|
| Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers |
Santa Rosa |
26°16′11″N 97°52′0″W / 26.26972°N 97.86667°W / 26.26972; -97.86667 (Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers) |
23.5 |
|
| Snider Industries |
Marshall |
32°34′45″N 94°22′27″W / 32.57917°N 94.37417°W / 32.57917; -94.37417 (Snider Industries) |
5 |
|
| Texarkana Mill |
Cass County |
33°15′27″N 94°04′17″W / 33.25750°N 94.07139°W / 33.25750; -94.07139 (Texarkana Mill) |
65 |
|
| Woodville Renewable Power |
Woodville |
30°44′56″N 94°26′10″W / 30.74889°N 94.43611°W / 30.74889; -94.43611 (Woodville Renewable Power) |
49 |
|
Coal
| Name |
Location |
Coordinates |
Capacity (MW) |
Refs |
| Big Brown |
Fairfield |
31°49′14″N 96°03′22″W / 31.82056°N 96.05611°W / 31.82056; -96.05611 (Big Brown Power Plant) |
1,187 |
|
| Coleto Creek |
Fannin |
|
632 |
|
| Deely |
San Antonio |
|
892 |
|
| Fayette |
La Grange, in Fayette County |
29°55′02″N 97°14′58″W / 29.91722°N 97.24944°W / 29.91722; -97.24944 |
1,625 |
|
| Gibbons Creek |
Anderson |
|
480 |
|
| Harrington |
Potter County |
35°17′50″N 101°44′51″W / 35.29722°N 101.74750°W / 35.29722; -101.74750 (Harrington Coal Plant) |
1,080 |
- |
| Limestone |
Jewett |
31°25′27″N 96°15′13″W / 31.42417°N 96.25361°W / 31.42417; -96.25361 (Limestone Coal Plant) |
1,706 |
|
| Martin Lake |
Rusk County |
32°15′35″N 94°34′13″W / 32.25972°N 94.57028°W / 32.25972; -94.57028 (Martin Lake Power Station) |
2,379 |
|
| Monticello |
Titus County |
|
1,980 |
|
| Oak Grove |
Franklin |
31°10′48″N 96°29′30″W / 31.18000°N 96.49167°W / 31.18000; -96.49167 (Oak Grove Coal Plant) |
1,600 |
|
| Oklaunion |
Vernon |
34°04′57″N 99°10′21″W / 34.08250°N 99.17250°W / 34.08250; -99.17250 (Oklaunion Coal Plant) |
720 |
|
| Pirkey |
Hallsville |
32°27′37″N 94°29′11″W / 32.46028°N 94.48639°W / 32.46028; -94.48639 (Pirkey Coal Plant) |
721 |
|
| Sandow |
Milam County |
30°33′51″N 97°03′50″W / 30.56417°N 97.06389°W / 30.56417; -97.06389 (Sandow Station Coal Plant) |
1,569 |
|
| Sandy Creek |
Riesel |
31°28′29″N 96°57′23″W / 31.47472°N 96.95639°W / 31.47472; -96.95639 (Sandy Creek Coal Plant) |
925 |
|
| Spruce |
Bexar County |
29°18′27″N 98°19′25″W / 29.30750°N 98.32361°W / 29.30750; -98.32361 (J K Spruce Coal Plant) |
1,444 |
|
| Tolk |
Lamb County |
34°11′05″N 102°35′53″W / 34.18472°N 102.59806°W / 34.18472; -102.59806 (Tolk Coal Plant) |
1,136 |
|
W. A. Parish
(units 5 to 8) |
Houston |
29°28′34″N 95°38′0″W / 29.47611°N 95.63333°W / 29.47611; -95.63333 (W.A. Parish Coal Plant) |
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| Welsh |
Mount Pleasant, Texas |
33°03′17″N 94°50′24″W / 33.05472°N 94.84000°W / 33.05472; -94.84000 (J. Robert Welsh Power Plant) |
1,674 |
|
Oil-fired peaking stations
Natural gas
| Name |
Location |
Coordinates |
Capacity (MW) |
Refs |
| Bastrop Energy Center |
Bastrop County |
30°08′46″N 97°33′00″W / 30.146°N 97.55°W / 30.146; -97.55 |
540 |
|
| Black Hawk |
|
|
225 |
|
| Brazos Valley |
|
|
520 |
|
| Channel Energy Center |
Pasadena |
29°43′7″N 95°13′56″W / 29.71861°N 95.23222°W / 29.71861; -95.23222 (Channel Energy Center) |
715 |
|
| Channelview |
|
29°50′08″N 95°07′27″W / 29.83556°N 95.12417°W / 29.83556; -95.12417 ("Channelview Cogeneration Plant") |
830 |
|
| Colorado Bend |
Wharton, Tx |
|
550 |
|
| Decker Creek Power Station |
Austin |
30°18′14″N 97°36′43″W / 30.304°N 97.612°W / 30.304; -97.612 |
927 |
|
| Decordova |
|
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| Deer Park |
|
29°42′55″N 95°08′10″W / 29.71528°N 95.13611°W / 29.71528; -95.13611 ("Deer Park Energy Center Gas Cogen Plant") |
830 |
|
| Eagle Mountain |
|
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| Ennis |
|
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|
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| Forney Energy Center |
|
32°45′46″N 96°29′00″W / 32.76278°N 96.48333°W / 32.76278; -96.48333 ("Forney Energy Center") |
1,784 |
|
| Freestone |
|
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| Frontera |
|
|
500 |
|
| Graham |
|
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| Gregory |
|
|
550 |
|
| Guadalupe |
|
29°37′32″N 98°08′28″W / 29.62556°N 98.14111°W / 29.62556; -98.14111 ("Guadalupe Generating Station") |
1,000 |
|
| Handley |
|
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| Hays County |
|
29°46′50″N 97°59′22″W / 29.78056°N 97.98944°W / 29.78056; -97.98944 ("Hays County Gas Plant") |
1,100 |
|
| Jack County |
|
|
620 |
|
| Jones Generating Station |
Lubbock County |
33°31′27.5″N 101°44′23″W / 33.524306°N 101.73972°W / 33.524306; -101.73972 |
655 |
|
| Knox Lee Power Station |
Gregg County |
32°22′38″N 94°38′29″W / 32.3770976°N 94.6413185°W / 32.3770976; -94.6413185 (Knox Lee Power Station) |
501 |
|
| Lake Hubbard |
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| Lewis Creek |
Willis, TX |
30.435606, -95.521099 |
|
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| Lost Pines 1 |
Bastrop County |
|
511 |
|
| Magic Valley |
|
|
771 |
|
| Midlothian |
Ellis County |
32°25′48″N 97°03′18″W / 32.43000°N 97.05500°W / 32.43000; -97.05500 ("Midlothian Energy Facility") |
1,734 |
|
| Mountain Creek |
|
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| Mustang |
|
|
490 |
|
| Odessa Ector |
Ector County |
31°50′16″N 102°19′40″W / 31.83778°N 102.32778°W / 31.83778; -102.32778 (Odessa Ector Generating Station) |
1,135 |
|
| Oyster Creek |
|
|
425 |
|
| Plant X |
Lamb County |
34°09′57″N 102°24′38″W / 34.16583°N 102.41056°W / 34.16583; -102.41056 |
442 |
|
| Rio Nogales |
|
|
800 |
|
| Sabine |
Orange County |
30°01′27″N 93°52′30″W / 30.02417°N 93.87500°W / 30.02417; -93.87500 ("Sabine Gas Plant") |
2051 |
|
| Sam Berton |
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|
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| Sam Rayburn |
|
|
191 |
|
| Sam Gideon |
Bastrop County |
|
608 |
|
| Sand Hill Energy Center |
Travis County |
30°12′32″N 97°36′47″W / 30.209°N 97.613°W / 30.209; -97.613 |
570 |
|
| Texas City Cogen |
|
|
450 |
|
| Thomas C. Ferguson (Replacement Project) |
Burnet County |
|
540 (est.) |
|
W. A. Parish
(units 1 to 4) |
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| Wilkes Power Plant |
Marion County |
32°50′53″N 94°32′52″W / 32.84806°N 94.54778°W / 32.84806; -94.54778 (Wilkes Power Plant) |
879 |
|
| Winchester Power Park |
Fayette County |
|
176 |
|
| Wolf Hollow |
Hood County |
32°20′05″N 97°44′04″W / 32.33472°N 97.73444°W / 32.33472; -97.73444 ("Wolf Hollow Gas Plant") |
810 |
|
Hydroelectric dams
Wind farms
| Name |
Location |
Coordinates |
Capacity (MW) |
Refs |
| Anacacho Wind Farm |
Kinney |
29°11′41″N 100°11′16″W / 29.19472°N 100.18778°W / 29.19472; -100.18778 (Anacacho Wind Farm) |
100 |
|
| Buffalo Gap Wind Farm |
Nolan and Taylor Counties |
32°18′38″N 100°08′57″W / 32.31056°N 100.14917°W / 32.31056; -100.14917 (Buffalo Gap Wind Farm) |
523.3 |
|
| Brazos Wind Farm |
Scurry County |
32°57′00″N 101°08′49″W / 32.95000°N 101.14694°W / 32.95000; -101.14694 (Brazos Wind Ranch) |
160 |
|
| Camp Springs Energy Center |
Scurry County |
32°43′56″N 100°48′28″W / 32.73222°N 100.80778°W / 32.73222; -100.80778 (Camp Springs Energy Center) |
130.5 |
|
| Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm |
Coke and Sterling Counties |
31°54′11″N 100°54′04″W / 31.90306°N 100.90111°W / 31.90306; -100.90111 (Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm) |
662.5 |
|
| Desert Sky Wind Farm |
Pecos County |
30°54′57″N 102°6′29″W / 30.91583°N 102.10806°W / 30.91583; -102.10806 (Desert Sky Wind Farm) |
160.5 |
|
| Elbow Creek Wind Project |
Howard County |
32°12′57″N 101°25′51″W / 32.21583°N 101.43083°W / 32.21583; -101.43083 (Elbow Creek Wind Project) |
121.9 |
|
| Goat Mountain Wind Ranch |
Coke and Sterling Counties |
31°57′5″N 100°47′55″W / 31.95139°N 100.79861°W / 31.95139; -100.79861 (Goat Mountain) |
149.6 |
|
| Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center |
Nolan and Taylor Counties |
32°11′24″N 100°01′48″W / 32.19000°N 100.03000°W / 32.19000; -100.03000 (Horse Hollow) |
735.5 |
|
| Keechi Wind Project |
Jack County |
31°31′1″N 95°57′12″W / 31.51694°N 95.95333°W / 31.51694; -95.95333 (Keechi Wind Project) |
110 |
|
| King Mountain Wind Farm |
Upton County |
31°14′16″N 102°14′16″W / 31.23778°N 102.23778°W / 31.23778; -102.23778 (King Mountain Wind Farm) |
278.2 |
|
| Lone Star Wind Farm |
Shackelford and Callahan Counties |
32°16′22″N 99°27′22″W / 32.27278°N 99.45611°W / 32.27278; -99.45611 (Lone Star Wind Farm) |
400 |
|
| Panther Creek Wind Farm |
Big Spring |
31°59′00″N 101°7′00″W / 31.98333°N 101.11667°W / 31.98333; -101.11667 (Panther Creek Wind Farm) |
457.5 |
|
| Peñascal Wind Power Project |
Kenedy |
27°6′44″N 97°32′26″W / 27.11222°N 97.54056°W / 27.11222; -97.54056 (Penascal Wind Farm) |
403.2 |
|
| Rocksprings Wind Farm |
Val Verde County |
Under construction |
180 |
|
| Roscoe Wind Farm |
Roscoe |
32°15′52″N 100°20′39″W / 32.26444°N 100.34417°W / 32.26444; -100.34417 (Roscoe Wind Farm) |
781.5 |
|
| Silver Star Wind Farm |
Eastland and Erath Counties |
32°19′35″N 98°26′3″W / 32.32639°N 98.43417°W / 32.32639; -98.43417 (Silver Star Wind Farm) |
60 |
|
| Spinning Spur Wind Project |
Oldham and Potter Counties |
35°13′37″N 102°12′45″W / 35.22694°N 102.21250°W / 35.22694; -102.21250 (Spinning Spur Wind Project) |
516 |
|
| Sweetwater Wind Farm |
Nolan County |
32°21′33″N 100°21′20″W / 32.35917°N 100.35556°W / 32.35917; -100.35556 (Sweetwater Wind Farm) |
585.3 |
|
| Trent Wind Farm |
Nolan County |
32°25′19″N 100°12′44″W / 32.42194°N 100.21222°W / 32.42194; -100.21222 (Trent Wind Farm) |
150 |
|
| Wildorado Wind Ranch |
Oldham County |
35°18′25″N 102°19′12″W / 35.307°N 102.32°W / 35.307; -102.32 (Wildorado Wind Ranch) |
161 |
|
Solar Photovoltaic
| Name |
Location |
Coordinates |
Capacity (MW) |
Refs |
| Alamo 1 |
San Antonio |
30°14′18″N 97°30′31″W / 30.238333°N 97.508611°W / 30.238333; -97.508611 (Alamo 1 Solar Farm) |
41 |
|
| Alamo 2 |
San Antonio |
|
4.4 |
|
| Alamo 4 |
Brackettville |
|
39.6 |
|
| Alamo 5 |
Uvalde |
|
95 |
|
| Blue Wing Solar Project |
San Antonio |
29°18′25″N 98°24′15″W / 29.306944°N 98.404167°W / 29.306944; -98.404167 (Blue Wing Solar Project) |
16.6 |
|
| Webberville Solar Farm |
Webberville |
30°14′18″N 97°30′31″W / 30.238333°N 97.508611°W / 30.238333; -97.508611 (Webberville Solar Farm) |
35 |
|
Solar Thermal
| Name |
Location |
Coordinates |
Capacity |
Refs |
Nuclear plants
| Name |
Location |
Coordinates |
Capacity (MW) |
Refs |
| South Texas Project Electric Generating Station |
Matagorda County |
28°47′44″N 96°02′56″W / 28.795556°N 96.048889°W / 28.795556; -96.048889 |
2,500 |
|
| Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant |
Somervell County |
32°17′54″N 97°47′06″W / 32.298333°N 97.785°W / 32.298333; -97.785 |
2,208 |
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