List of power stations in Texas
Texas has a wide variety of energy sources. Once dominated by natural gas and coal, the power mix has been changing rapidly. Wind generation replaced coal in the number two position in 2017. ERCOT has also approved the planned connection of much new generation capacity to the Texas electric grid, none of it coal. The permitted new connections to the grid include 2,000 megawatts from solar sources, 8,700 megawatts from wind generation, and more than 10,000 megawatts from natural gas.
Biomass
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity | Refs |
| Aspen Biomass Power Plant | Lufkin | 44 | ||
| Nacogdoches Generating Facility | Nacogdoches County | 100 | ||
| Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers | Santa Rosa | 23.5 | ||
| Snider Industries | Marshall | 5 | ||
| Texarkana Mill | Cass County | 65 | ||
| Woodville Renewable Power | Woodville | 49 |
Coal and lignite
A useful map of coal generation plants is provided by the Sierra Club.Defunct
Natural gas
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity | Refs |
| Antelope Elk Energy Center | Abernathy, Texas | 738 | ||
| Bastrop Energy Center | Bastrop County | 540 | ||
| Black Hawk | 225 | |||
| Brazos Valley | Fort Bend County | 520 | ||
| Channel Energy Center | Pasadena | 715 | ||
| Channelview | 830 | |||
| Colorado Bend | Wharton, Tx | 550 | ||
| Decker Creek Power Station | Austin | 927 | ||
| Decordova | ||||
| Deer Park | 830 | |||
| Eagle Mountain | ||||
| Ennis | ||||
| Forney Energy Center | 1,784 | |||
| Freestone | ||||
| Frontera | 500 | |||
| Graham | ||||
| Gregory | 550 | |||
| Guadalupe | 1,000 | |||
| Handley | ||||
| Hays County | 1,100 | |||
| Jack County | 1240 | |||
| Jones Generating Station | Lubbock County | 655 | ||
| Knox Lee Power Station | Gregg County | 501 | ||
| Lake Hubbard | ||||
| Lewis Creek | Willis, TX | 30.435606, -95.521099 | ||
| Lost Pines 1 | Bastrop County | 511 | ||
| Magic Valley | Edinburg | 771 | ||
| Midlothian | Ellis County | 1,734 | ||
| Mountain Creek | ||||
| Mustang | 490 | |||
| Odessa Ector | Ector County | 1,135 | ||
| Oyster Creek | 425 | |||
| Plant X | Lamb County | 442 | ||
| Rio Nogales | Seguin, Texas | 800 | ||
| Roland C. Dansby | Brazos County | 210 | ||
| Sabine | Orange County | 2051 | ||
| Sam Bertron | Harris County | |||
| Sam Rayburn | 191 | |||
| Sam Gideon | Bastrop County | 608 | ||
| Sand Hill Energy Center | Travis County | 570 | ||
| Texas City Cogen | 450 | |||
| Thomas C. Ferguson | Llano County | 540 | ||
| W. A. Parish | Fort Bend County | 956 | ||
| O.W. Sommers | Bexar County | 892 | ||
| Wilkes | Marion County | 879 | ||
| Winchester Power Park | Fayette County | 176 | ||
| Wolf Hollow | Hood County | 810 |
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Hydroelectric dams
Wind farms
The following list emphasizes operating wind farms in Texas that are 100 MW or larger.To update and expand this list, search the Energy Information Administration's plant-level data set by visiting the .
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| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity | Turbine Manufacturer | Year Opened | Refs |
| Amazon Wind Farm Texas | Scurry | 253 | GE Energy | 2017 | ||
| Kinney | 100 | Vestas | 2012 | |||
| Bearkat Wind Farm | Glasscock | 196.7 | Vestas | 2017 | ||
| Bethel Wind Farm | Castro | 276 | GE Energy | 2017 | ||
| Blue Cloud Wind Farm | Bailey, Lamb | 148.4 | Vestas | 2018 | ||
| Buffalo Gap Wind Farm | Nolan, Taylor | 523.3 | Mitsubishi | 2008 | ||
| Brazos Wind Farm | Scurry | 160 | Vestas | 2003 | ||
| Breunnings Breeze Wind Farm | Willacy | 228 | Acciona | 2018 | ||
| Bull Creek Wind Farm | Borden | 180 | Mitsubishi | 2008 | ||
| Cactus Flats Hill Wind Farm | Webb | 148.4 | Vestas | 2018 | ||
| Camp Springs Energy Center | Scurry | 250.5 | GE Energy | 2008 | ||
| Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm | Coke, Sterling | 662.5 | GE Energy/ Siemens | 2008 | ||
| Chapman Ranch Wind Farm | Nueces | 236 | Acciona | 2017 | ||
| Cedro Hill Wind Farm | Webb | 150 | GE Energy | 2010 | ||
| Colbeck’s Corner Wind Farm | Carson, Gray | 200 | GE Energy | 2016 | ||
| Desert Sky Wind Farm | Pecos | 160.5 | GE Energy | 2001 | ||
| Elbow Creek Wind Project | Howard | 121.9 | Siemens | 2008 | ||
| Electra Wind Farm | Wilbarger | 230 | GE Energy | 2016 | ||
| Falvez Astra Wind Farm | Randall | 163.2 | GE Energy | 2017 | ||
| Flat Top Wind Farm | Mills | 200 | Vestas | 2018 | ||
| Coke, Sterling | 149.6 | Mitsubishi | 2009 | |||
| Goldthwaite Wind Farm | Mills | 148.6 | GE Energy | 2014 | ||
| Grandview Wind Farm | Carson | 211 | GE Energy | 2014 | ||
| Green Pastures Wind Farm | Baylor, Knox | 300 | Acciona | 2015 | ||
| Gulf Wind Farm | Kenedy | 283 | Mitsubishi | 2009 | ||
| Hackberry Wind Project | Shackelford | 165 | Siemens | 2008 | ||
| Hale Wind Farm | Hale | 478 | Vestas | 2019 | ||
| Hereford Wind Farm | Deaf Smith | 200 | GE Energy/ Vestas | 2014 | ||
| Hidalgo Wind Farm | Hidalgo | 250 | Vestas | 2016 | ||
| Horse Creek Wind Farm | Haskell | 230 | GE Energy | 2016 | ||
| Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center | Nolan, Taylor | 735.5 | GE Energy/ Siemens | 2006 | ||
| Javelina Wind Energy Center | Webb, Duval | 748.7 | GE Energy | 2018 | ||
| Jumbo Road Wind | Castro | 300 | GE Energy | 2015 | ||
| Karankawa | Patricio/Bee | 307 | GE Energy | 2020 | ||
| Keechi Wind Project | Jack | 110 | Vestas | 2015 | ||
| King Mountain Wind Farm | Upton | 278.2 | Bonus/ GE Energy | 2001 | ||
| Langford Wind Farm | Tom Green, Schleicher, Irion | 150 | GE Energy | 2009 | ||
| Live Oak Wind Farm | Schleicher | 199.5 | Gamesa | 2018 | ||
| Logan's Gap Wind Farm | Comanche | 200 | Siemens | 2015 | ||
| Lone Star Wind Farm | Shackelford, Callahan | 400 | Gamesa | 2008 | ||
| Los Vientos Wind Farm | Starr, Willacy | 912 | Vestas | 2016 | ||
| Magic Valley Wind Farm | Willacy | 203 | Vestas | 2012 | ||
| Majestic Wind Farm | Carson | 161.1 | Vestas | 2012 | ||
| Mariah North Wind Farm | Parmer | 230.4 | GE Energy | 2016 | ||
| McAdoo Wind Farm | Dickens | 150 | GE Energy | 2008 | ||
| Mesquite Creek Wind | Borden, Dawson | 211 | GE Energy | 2015 | ||
| Miami Wind Energy Center | Roberts, Hemphill, Gray, Wheeler | 289 | GE Energy | 2014 | ||
| Notrees Windpower | Ector, Winkler | 150 | Vestas / GE Energy | 2009 | ||
| Palo Duro Wind Energy Center | Hansford, Ochiltree | 250 | GE Energy | 2014 | ||
| Panhandle Wind Farm | Carson | 400 | GE/ Siemens | 2014 | ||
| Panther Creek Wind Farm | Big Spring | 457.5 | GE Energy | 2009 | ||
| Papalote Creek Wind Farm | San Patricio | 380 | Siemens / Vestas | 2010 | ||
| Patriot Wind Farm | Nueces | 226 | Vestas | 2019 | ||
| Peñascal Wind Power Project | Kenedy | 605.2 | Mitsubishi, Gamesa | 2010 | ||
| Rattlesnake Wind Energy Center | Glasscock | 207 | GE Energy | 2015 | ||
| Rattlesnake Wind Farm | McCulloch | 160 | Goldwind | 2018 | ||
| Rocksprings Wind Farm | Val Verde | 180 | GE Energy | 2017 | ||
| Roscoe Wind Farm | Roscoe | 781.5 | GE Energy/ Siemens/ Mitsubishi | 2009 | ||
| Route 66 Wind Farm | Carson, Armstrong | 150 | Vestas | 2015 | ||
| Salt Fork Wind Farm | Donley, Gray | 174 | Vestas | 2016 | ||
| Santa Rita Wind Energy | Reagan | 300 | GE Energy | 2018 | ||
| Shannon Wind | Clay | 204 | GE Energy | 2015 | ||
| Sherbino Wind Farm | Pecos | 300 | Vestas | 2011 | ||
| Eastland, Erath | 60 | Clipper | 2008 | |||
| South Plains Wind Farm | Floyd | 500.3 | Vestas | 2016 | ||
| Spinning Spur Wind Ranch | Oldham, Potter | 516 | GE Energy/ Siemens/ Vestas | 2015 | ||
| Stella Wind Farm | Kenedy | 201 | Acciona | 2018 | ||
| Stephens Ranch Wind Farm | Borden, Lynn | 376 | GE Energy | 2015 | ||
| Sweetwater Wind Farm | Nolan | 585.3 | GE Energy/ Siemens/ Mitsubishi | 2007 | ||
| Tahoka Wind Farm | Lynn | 300 | GE Energy | 2018 | ||
| Trent Wind Farm | Nolan | 150 | GE Energy | 2001 | ||
| Trinity Hills Wind Farm | Archer, Young | 225 | Clipper | 2012 | ||
| Turkey Track Energy Center | Nolan, Coke, Runnels | 170 | GE Energy | 2008 | ||
| Wake Wind Farm | Crosby | 257.2 | GE Energy | 2016 | ||
| Wildorado Wind Ranch | Oldham, Potter, Randall | 161 | Siemens | 2007 | ||
| Willow Springs | Haskell | 250 | GE Energy | 2017 | ||
| Woodward Mountain Wind Ranch | Pecos | 159 | Vestas | 2001 |
Solar farms
The following list emphasizes operating solar photovoltaic farms in Texas that are 20 MW or larger.To update and expand this list, search the Energy Information Administration's plant-level data set by visiting the .
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity | Year Completed | Refs |
| Rambler Solar | Tom Green County | 200 | 2020 | ||
| Holstein Solar | Nolan County | 200 | 2020 | ||
| Lapetus | Andrews County | 100 | 2019 | ||
| Phoebe | Winkler County | 250 | 2019 | ||
| Upton Solar 2 | Upton County | 180 | 2018 | ||
| Midway Solar | Pecos County | 178 | 2019 | ||
| Roserock Solar | Pecos County | 157 | 2016 | ||
| Buckthorn Solar 1 | Pecos County | 154 | 2018 | ||
| East Pecos Solar | Pecos County | 120 | 2017 | ||
| Castle Gap Solar | Upton County | 116 | 2017 | ||
| Alamo 6 | Pecos County | 110 | 2017 | ||
| Alamo 7 | Haskell | 106 | 2016 | ||
| Lamesa Solar | Lamesa | 102 | 2017 | ||
| Alamo 5 | Uvalde | 95 | 2016 | ||
| Pearl Solar | Pecos County | 50 | 2017 | ||
| SolaireHolman Solar | Brewster County | 50 | 2017 | ||
| Alamo 1 | San Antonio | 41 | 2013 | ||
| Alamo 4 | Brackettville | 2014 | |||
| Webberville Solar Farm | Webberville | 30 | 2011 | ||
| Barilla Solar | Pecos County | 18 | 2014 | ||
| Blue Wing Solar Project | San Antonio | 2010 | |||
| CPS3 Somerset Solar | Bexar County | 2012 | |||
| El Paso Solar Center | El Paso | 10 | 2014 | ||
| Bryan Solar | Presidio County | 10 | 2013 | ||
| CPS2 Sinkin Solar | Bexar County | 2012 | |||
| Alamo 3 | San Antonio | 2015 | |||
| Alamo 2 | San Antonio | 2013 |
Nuclear plants
Utility companies
- NRG Energy includes Reliant Energy, Green Mountain Energy
- CenterPoint
- Austin Energy*
- Calpine
- CPS Energy*
- El Paso Electric
- Entergy, Texas Is a separate subsidiary of Entergy Corporation
- Lubbock Power and Light*
- Lower Colorado River Authority*
- Luminant
- Panda Energy International
- Quanta Services
Other Energy-related companies in Texas
- Texas Energy Engineers
- Enbridge
- Southwestern Energy
- Foster Wheeler