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Texas Power Plants
Utility-scale generators of 1 megawatt or more in Texas, as of August 2026 (EIA-860M).
- Operating capacity
- 204.9 GW
- Largest plant
- W A Parish
- 4.0 GW
- Planned through 2028
- 70.7 GW
- Generation, 2023
- 544.0 TWh
Capacity by fuel
Operating nameplate capacity
- Natural gas84.1 GW 41.1%
- Wind44.5 GW 21.7%
- Solar33.7 GW 16.4%
- Battery storage18.4 GW 9.0%
- Coal16.6 GW 8.1%
- Nuclear5.1 GW 2.5%
- Petroleum884 MW 0.4%
- Hydroelectric735 MW 0.4%
- Other491 MW 0.2%
- Biomass363 MW 0.2%
Electricity generated, 2023
Net generation by fuel from EPA eGRID. CO2 output rate 768 lb/MWh
- Natural gas281.0 TWh 51.7%
- Wind118.7 TWh 21.8%
- Coal70.7 TWh 13.0%
- Nuclear40.7 TWh 7.5%
- Solar28.1 TWh 5.2%
- Other2.6 TWh 0.5%
- Biomass1.3 TWh 0.2%
- Hydroelectric758 GWh 0.1%
- Petroleum232 GWh 0.0%
Largest power plants
Top 150 by operating capacity. See counties below for every plant
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Planned and under construction
Largest planned additions, including expansions of operating plants
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| Plant | Planned | Operating now |
|---|---|---|
| GulfStar Power, LLCWharton | 452 MW | 300 MW |
| Pine Forest Solar IHopkins | 200 MW | 500 MW |
| Elk StationHale | 200 MW | 599 MW |
| Millers Branch SolarHaskell | 132 MW | 380 MW |
| Stoneridge Solar, LLCMilam | 100 MW | 200 MW |
| Big Star Solar, LLC (Hybrid)Bastrop | 80.0 MW | 200 MW |
Power plants by county
Operating plants located in each county
- Andrews County8
- Angelina County3
- Archer County2
- Armstrong County1
- Atascosa County2
- Austin County2
- Bailey County1
- Bandera County2
- Bastrop County4
- Baylor County3
- Bee County5
- Bell County12
- Bexar County26
- Blanco County1
- Borden County7
- Bosque County5
- Brazoria County41
- Brazos County5
- Brewster County2
- Briscoe County1
- Brooks County3
- Brown County1
- Burnet County2
- Caldwell County1
- Calhoun County8
- Callahan County7
- Cameron County20
- Carson County9
- Cass County1
- Castro County3
- Chambers County5
- Cherokee County1
- Childress County2
- Clay County1
- Cochran County1
- Coke County3
- Collin County13
- Colorado County1
- Comal County3
- Comanche County1
- Concho County4
- Cooke County7
- Coryell County2
- Crane County4
- Crockett County3
- Crosby County4
- Culberson County5
- Dallas County17
- Dawson County4
- Deaf Smith County1
- Delta County2
- Denton County11
- Dickens County3
- Dimmit County3
- Donley County1
- Duval County1
- Eastland County4
- Ector County17
- El Paso County11
- Ellis County5
- Erath County2
- Falls County7
- Fannin County4
- Fayette County3
- Floyd County6
- Foard County2
- Fort Bend County21
- Franklin County3
- Freestone County3
- Frio County5
- Galveston County19
- Glasscock County6
- Goliad County2
- Gonzales County2
- Grayson County7
- Gregg County1
- Grimes County4
- Guadalupe County10
- Hale County4
- Hamilton County1
- Hansford County3
- Hardeman County2
- Hardin County1
- Harris County89
- Harrison County3
- Haskell County7
- Hays County2
- Hemphill County1
- Henderson County4
- Hidalgo County32
- Hill County11
- Hood County3
- Hopkins County5
- Howard County7
- Hunt County5
- Hutchinson County3
- Irion County1
- Jack County5
- Jackson County1
- Jasper County3
- Jefferson County8
- Jim Hogg County1
- Jim Wells County3
- Johnson County1
- Jones County1
- Karnes County3
- Kaufman County3
- Kenedy County5
- Kent County4
- Kimble County2
- Kinney County3
- Knox County4
- La Salle County2
- Lamar County8
- Lamb County3
- Leon County1
- Liberty County1
- Limestone County3
- Llano County3
- Lubbock County3
- Lynn County3
- Marion County1
- Martin County1
- Mason County2
- Matagorda County7
- Maverick County5
- McCulloch County2
- McLennan County8
- Menard County1
- Midland County1
- Milam County5
- Mills County4
- Mitchell County4
- Montgomery County6
- Moore County6
- Motley County1
- Nacogdoches County1
- Navarro County6
- Newton County2
- Nolan County14
- Nueces County17
- Ochiltree County1
- Oldham County6
- Orange County3
- Palo Pinto County2
- Parmer County2
- Pecos County29
- Polk County2
- Potter County2
- Presidio County1
- Rains County1
- Randall County2
- Reagan County2
- Real County1
- Red River County1
- Reeves County15
- Refugio County1
- Robertson County5
- Rockwall County1
- Rusk County3
- San Jacinto County1
- San Patricio County10
- Schleicher County2
- Scurry County15
- Shackelford County2
- Sherman County2
- Somervell County1
- Starr County11
- Stephens County1
- Sterling County5
- Swisher County2
- Tarrant County27
- Taylor County10
- Throckmorton County3
- Titus County1
- Tom Green County5
- Travis County19
- Tyler County1
- Upshur County1
- Upton County7
- Uvalde County2
- Val Verde County6
- Van Zandt County1
- Victoria County11
- Waller County2
- Ward County8
- Webb County14
- Wharton County12
- Wichita County3
- Wilbarger County6
- Willacy County7
- Williamson County7
- Wilson County7
- Winkler County2
- Wise County3
- Yoakum County3
- Young County4
- Zapata County4
Capacity is the nameplate rating of generators that are operating or on standby. Solar capacity is in alternating current (AC). Batteries are counted by power (MW), not by stored energy (MWh).
Frequently asked questions
- How much power plant capacity does Texas have?
- Texas has 204.9 GW of operating utility-scale capacity as of August 2026.
- What is the largest power plant in Texas?
- W A Parish is the largest at 4.0 GW of coal capacity.
- Where does Texas get its electricity?
- Power plants in Texas generated 544.0 TWh in 2023. The mix is shown above. Power also flows between states, so what plants in a state generate is not the same as what its customers use.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M; U.S. EPA eGRID · Data for August 2026