Name Location Coordinates Capacity (MW ) Generation type Year opened Refs Arthur von Rosenburg Bexar County 29°15′25″N 98°23′02″W / 29.2570°N 98.3840°W / 29.2570; -98.3840 (Arthur von Rosenburg ) 518.0 2x1 Combined Cycle 2000 Antelope Elk Energy Center Abernathy, Texas 33°51′48″N 101°50′35″W / 33.8632°N 101.8431°W / 33.8632; -101.8431 (Antelope Elk Energy Center ) 738.0 Reciprocating Engine (x18) Simple Cycle (x3) 2011 (157MW) 2016 (581MW) Barney M Davis Nueces County 27°36′23″N 97°18′42″W / 27.6064°N 97.3117°W / 27.6064; -97.3117 (Barney M Davis ) 938.0 Steam Turbine 2x1 Combined Cycle 1974 (300MW) 2010 (638MW) Bastrop Energy Center Bastrop County 30°08′45″N 97°33′00″W / 30.1458°N 97.5500°W / 30.1458; -97.5500 (Bastrop Energy Center ) 540.0 2x1 Combined Cycle 2002 [29] Baytown Energy Center Chambers County 29°46′23″N 94°54′07″W / 29.7731°N 94.9019°W / 29.7731; -94.9019 (Baytown EC ) 800.0 3x1 Combined Cycle 2002 Bacliff Galveston County 29°29′32″N 94°59′05″W / 29.4923°N 94.9848°W / 29.4923; -94.9848 (Bacliff ) 324.0 Simple Cycle (x6) 2018 Bayou Cogen Harris County 29°37′21″N 95°02′45″W / 29.6225°N 95.0458°W / 29.6225; -95.0458 (Bayou Cogen ) 300.0 Simple Cycle (x4) 2014-2016 Black Hawk Hutchinson County 35°41′45″N 101°21′36″W / 35.6957°N 101.3600°W / 35.6957; -101.3600 (Black Hawk Station ) 225.0 Simple Cycle 1991/2005 [28] Bosque County Peaking Bosque County 27°36′23″N 97°18′42″W / 27.6064°N 97.3117°W / 27.6064; -97.3117 (Barney M Davis ) 758.0 3x2 Combined Cycle 2001/2010 C R Wing Cogen Howard County 32°16′24″N 101°25′21″W / 32.2732°N 101.4224°W / 32.2732; -101.4224 (C R Wing Cogen ) 212.0 2x1 Combined Cycle 1987 Cedar Bayou Chambers County 29°45′00″N 94°55′32″W / 29.7500°N 94.9256°W / 29.7500; -94.9256 (Cedar Bayou ) 1,495.0 Steam Turbine (x2) 1970/1972 Cedar Bayou 4 Chambers County 29°45′06″N 94°55′23″W / 29.7516°N 94.9231°W / 29.7516; -94.9231 (Cedar Bayou ) 502.0 2x1 Combined Cycle 2009 Channel Energy Center Pasadena 29°43′08″N 95°13′55″W / 29.7189°N 95.2319°W / 29.7189; -95.2319 (Channel EC ) 768.0 3x1 Combined Cycle 2002/2014 [30] Channelview Harris County 29°50′08″N 95°07′27″W / 29.83556°N 95.12417°W / 29.83556; -95.12417 (Channelview Cogen ) 830.0 4x1 Combined Cycle 2002 [31] [29] Colorado Bend Energy Center Wharton, Tx 29°17′16″N 96°04′06″W / 29.2878°N 96.0683°W / 29.2878; -96.0683 (Colorado Bend EC ) 484.0 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) 2002/2008 [32] [33] [29] Colorado Bend II Wharton County 29°17′22″N 96°03′55″W / 29.2894°N 96.0654°W / 29.2894; -96.0654 (Colorado Bend II ) 1,140.0 2x1 Combined Cycle 2017 Corpus Christi Energy Center Nueces County 30°15′32″N 93°44′07″W / 30.2588°N 93.7353°W / 30.2588; -93.7353 (Corpus Christi EC ) 469.0 2x1 Combined Cycle 2002 Cottonwood Energy Center Newton County 30°15′32″N 93°44′07″W / 30.2588°N 93.7353°W / 30.2588; -93.7353 (Cottonwood EC ) 1,180.0 1x1 Combined Cycle (x4) 2003 Decker Creek Power Station Austin 30°18′12″N 97°36′46″W / 30.3033°N 97.6128°W / 30.3033; -97.6128 (Decker Creek Power Station ) 928.0 Steam Turbine (x2) Simple Cycle (x4) 1975/1978 (724MW) 2008 (204MW) [27] DeCordova Hood County 32°24′11″N 97°42′02″W / 32.4031°N 97.7006°W / 32.4031; -97.7006 (DeCordova Station ) 282.0 Simple Cycle (x4) 1990 [28] Deer Park Harris County 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" ) 830.0 5x1 Combined Cycle 2004/2014 [34] [29] Eastman Cogen Facility Harrison County 32°26′53″N 94°41′25″W / 32.4481°N 94.6903°W / 32.4481; -94.6903 (Eastman Cogen ) 410.0 2x1 Combined Cycle 2001 Ennis Ellis County 32°19′12″N 96°40′30″W / 32.3200°N 96.6750°W / 32.3200; -96.6750 (Ennis ) 360.0 1x1 Combined Cycle 2002 [28] ExxonMobil Baytown Harris County 29°45′33″N 95°00′35″W / 29.7591°N 95.0096°W / 29.7591; -95.0096 (Exxon Baytown ) 454.0 Simple Cycle (x9) 1977-2004 ExxonMobil Beaumont Jefferson County 30°03′49″N 94°04′31″W / 30.0636°N 94.0753°W / 30.0636; -94.0753 (Exxon Beaumont ) 605.0 Steam Turbine (x5) Simple Cycle (x4) 1966-1993 (138MW) 1993-2005 (467MW) Formosa Utility Venture Newton County 30°15′32″N 93°44′07″W / 30.2588°N 93.7353°W / 30.2588; -93.7353 (Cottonwood EC ) 597.3 7x3 Combined Cycle 1994/2003 Forney Energy Center Kaufman County 32°45′46″N 96°29′00″W / 32.76278°N 96.48333°W / 32.76278; -96.48333 ("Forney Energy Center" ) 1,784.0 6x2 Combined Cycle 2003 [35] Freeport Energy Brazoria County 28°59′29″N 95°24′27″W / 28.9913°N 95.4075°W / 28.9913; -95.4075 (Freeport Energy ) 516.0 Simple Cycle 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) 1978 (59MW) 1982-1984 (457MW) Freeport Energy Center Brazoria County 28°59′20″N 95°23′43″W / 28.9888°N 95.3954°W / 28.9888; -95.3954 (Freeport EC ) 219.4 1x1 Combined Cycle 2007 Freestone Freestone County 31°53′27″N 96°06′47″W / 31.8907°N 96.1131°W / 31.8907; -96.1131 (Freestone ) 951.0 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) 2002 [28] Galveston Power Station 4 Galveston County 29°22′42″N 94°55′19″W / 29.3782°N 94.9219°W / 29.3782; -94.9219 (Galveston Station 4 ) 172.0 2x1 Combined Cycle 1986 Graham Young County 33°08′04″N 98°36′42″W / 33.1344°N 98.6117°W / 33.1344; -98.6117 (Graham ) 624.0 Steam Turbine (x2) 1960/1969 [27] Green Power Galveston County 29°22′41″N 95°55′58″W / 29.3781°N 95.9327°W / 29.3781; -95.9327 (Green Power ) 624.0 3x2 Combined Cycle 2003/2009 Greens Bayou Harris County 29°49′20″N 95°13′10″W / 29.8222°N 95.2194°W / 29.8222; -95.2194 (Greens Bayou ) 330.0 Simple Cycle (x6) 1976 Gregory San Patricio County 27°53′21″N 97°15′30″W / 27.8893°N 97.2584°W / 27.8893; -97.2584 (Gregory Power Plant ) 550.0 2x1 Combined Cycle 2000 Guadalupe Guadalupe County 29°37′32″N 98°08′28″W / 29.62556°N 98.14111°W / 29.62556; -98.14111 ("Guadalupe Generating Station" ) 1,000.0 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) 2000 [36] [29] Hal C Weaver UT-Austin 30°17′12″N 97°44′08″W / 30.2867°N 97.7356°W / 30.2867; -97.7356 (Hal C Weaver ) 146.8 1x1 Combined Cycle 1x3 Combined Cycle 2004 (72.6MW) 2010 (74.2MW) Handley Tarrant County 32°43′42″N 97°13′09″W / 32.7283°N 97.2192°W / 32.7283; -97.2192 (Handley ) 1,265.0 Steam Turbine (x3) 1963/1977 [27] Harrison County Harrison County 32°23′45″N 94°26′12″W / 32.3958°N 94.4367°W / 32.3958; -94.4367 (Harrison County ) 514.4 2x1 Combined Cycle 2002 Hays Energy Project Hays County 29°46′50″N 97°59′22″W / 29.78056°N 97.98944°W / 29.78056; -97.98944 ("Hays County Gas Plant" ) 1,100.0 Combined Cycle (x4) 2004 [37] [29] Hidalgo Energy Center Hidalgo County 26°20′30″N 98°10′33″W / 26.3417°N 98.1758°W / 26.3417; -98.1758 (Hidalgo EC ) 470.0 2x1 Combined Cycle 2000 Houston Chemical Complex Harris County 29°43′53″N 95°05′02″W / 29.7314°N 95.0839°W / 29.7314; -95.0839 (Houston Chem Complex ) 263.0 3x1 Combined Cycle 1982/2005 Ingleside Cogen San Patricio County 27°52′58″N 97°14′34″W / 27.8828°N 97.2428°W / 27.8828; -97.2428 (Ingleside Cogen ) 310.0 1x1 Combined Cycle 1999 J Robert Massengale Lubbock County 33°36′14″N 101°50′27″W / 33.6039°N 101.8408°W / 33.6039; -101.8408 (JR Massengale ) 74.0 2x1 Combined Cycle 1957/2000 Jack County Wise County 31°53′27″N 96°06′47″W / 31.8907°N 96.1131°W / 31.8907; -96.1131 (Freestone ) 1,240.0 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) 2006/2011 [29] Jack Fusco Energy Center Brazos Valley Fort Bend County 29°28′23″N 95°37′28″W / 29.4731°N 95.6244°W / 29.4731; -95.6244 (Jack Fusco EC ) 520.0 2x1 Combined cycle 2003 [29] Johnson County Johnson County 32°23′58″N 97°24′28″W / 32.3994°N 97.4078°W / 32.3994; -97.4078 (Gregory Power Plant ) 267.0 1x1 Combined Cycle 1996 Jones Generating Station Lubbock County 33°31′27.5″N 101°44′23″W / 33.524306°N 101.73972°W / 33.524306; -101.73972 820.0 Steam Turbine (x2) Simple Cycle (x2) 1971/1974 (486MW) 2011/2013 (334MW) [38] 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 ) 501.0 Steam Turbine (x3) 1950/1952/1974 [39] Lake Hubbard Dallas County 32°50′09″N 96°32′45″W / 32.8358°N 96.5458°W / 32.8358; -96.5458 (Lake Hubbard ) 915.0 Steam Turbine (x2) 1970/1973 [27] Lamar Power Project Lamar County 33°37′51″N 95°35′24″W / 33.6308°N 95.5900°W / 33.6308; -95.5900 (Lamar Project ) 1,036.0 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) 2000 Lewis Creek Montgomery County 30°26′08″N 95°31′16″W / 30.4356°N 95.5210°W / 30.4356; -95.5210 (Lewis Creek ) 503.0 Steam Turbine (x2) 1970/1971 Lost Pines 1 Bastrop County 30°08′52″N 97°16′17″W / 30.1478°N 97.2714°W / 30.1478; -97.2714 (Lost Pines ) 511.0 2x1 Combined Cycle 2001 [40] Magic Valley Hidalgo County 26°20′25″N 98°11′24″W / 26.3403°N 98.1900°W / 26.3403; -98.1900 (Magic Valley ) 682.0 2x1 Combined Cycle 2002 Midlothian Ellis County 32°25′48″N 97°03′18″W / 32.43000°N 97.05500°W / 32.43000; -97.05500 ("Midlothian Energy Facility" ) 1,734.0 Combined Cycle (x6) 2000/2001 [28] [41] Montana Station El Paso County 31°49′26″N 106°12′43″W / 31.8239°N 106.2119°W / 31.8239; -106.2119 (Montana Station ) 352.0 Simple Cycle (x4) 2015/2016 Morgan Creek Mitchell County 32°20′09″N 100°54′56″W / 32.3358°N 100.9156°W / 32.3358; -100.9156 (Morgan Creek ) 402.0 Simple Cycle (x6) 1988 Mountain Creek Dallas County 32°43′23″N 96°56′09″W / 32.7231°N 96.9358°W / 32.7231; -96.9358 (Mountain Creek ) 808.0 Steam Turbine (x3) 1956/1958/1967 [27] Mustang Yoakum County 32°58′22″N 102°44′30″W / 32.9728°N 102.7417°W / 32.9728; -102.7417 (Mustang ) 913.0 2x1 Combined Cycle Simple Cycle (x3) 1999/2000 (463MW) 2006-2013 (450MW) [28] Newman El Paso County 31°59′01″N 106°25′54″W / 31.9836°N 106.4318°W / 31.9836; -106.4318 (Newman ) 550.0 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) 1975/2011 Nichols Potter County 35°16′57″N 101°44′48″W / 35.2825°N 101.7468°W / 35.2825; -101.7468 (Nichols Generating Station ) 457.0 Steam Turbine (x3) 1960/1962/1968 [28] [42] Nueces Bay Nueces County 27°49′10″N 97°25′09″W / 27.8194°N 97.4192°W / 27.8194; -97.4192 (Nueces Bay ) 638.0 2x1 Combined Cycle 1972/2010 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 ) 1,135.0 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) 2001 [28] [43] Optim Energy Altura Harris County 29°48′58″N 95°06′28″W / 29.8161°N 95.1077°W / 29.8161; -95.1077 (Optim Altura ) 540.0 6x1 Combined Cycle 1986 O W Sommers Bexar County 29°18′29″N 98°19′27″W / 29.3081°N 98.3242°W / 29.3081; -98.3242 (OW Sommers ) 830.0 Steam Turbine (x2) 1972/1974 Oyster Creek Brazoria County 28°58′49″N 95°20′31″W / 28.9802°N 95.3420°W / 28.9802; -95.3420 (Oyster Creek ) 425.0 3x1 Combined Cycle 1994 Paris Energy Center Lamar County 27°53′21″N 97°15′30″W / 27.8893°N 97.2584°W / 27.8893; -97.2584 (Gregory Power Plant ) 236.0 2x1 Combined Cycle 1989 Pasadena Cogen Harris County 29°43′29″N 95°10′35″W / 29.7247°N 95.1765°W / 29.7247; -95.1765 (Pasadena Cogen ) 720.0 1x1 Combined Cycle 2x1 Combined Cycle 1998 (225MW) 2000 (495MW) Permian Basin Ward County 31°35′02″N 102°57′48″W / 31.5839°N 102.9633°W / 31.5839; -102.9633 (Permian Basin ) 321.0 Simple Cycle (x5) 1988/1990 Plant X Lamb County 34°09′57″N 102°24′38″W / 34.16583°N 102.41056°W / 34.16583; -102.41056 442.0 Steam Turbine (x4) 1952-1964 Port Arthur Air Products Jefferson County 29°51′59″N 93°57′54″W / 29.8665°N 93.9651°W / 29.8665; -93.9651 (Port Arthur Air Products ) 138.4 Simple Cycle (x3) 2006-2012 Port Arthur Refinery Jefferson County 29°53′19″N 93°57′04″W / 29.8885°N 93.9510°W / 29.8885; -93.9510 (Port Arthur Refinery ) 550.0 5x3 Combined Cycle 1957-2011 Quail Run Energy Center Ector County 31°50′29″N 102°18′54″W / 31.8414°N 102.3150°W / 31.8414; -102.3150 (Quail Run EC ) 472.0 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) 2002/2007 R W Miller Palo Pinto County 32°39′29″N 98°18′37″W / 32.6581°N 98.3103°W / 32.6581; -98.3103 (RW Miller ) 574.0 Steam Turbine (x3) Simple Cycle (x2) 1968-1975 (366MW) 1994 (208MW) Ray Olinger Collin County 33°04′05″N 96°27′09″W / 33.0681°N 96.4525°W / 33.0681; -96.4525 (Ray Olinger ) 320.0 Steam Turbine (x3) 1967/1971/1976 Rio Nogales Seguin, Texas 29°35′36″N 97°58′25″W / 29.59333°N 97.97361°W / 29.59333; -97.97361 800.0 3x1 Combined Cycle 2002 [29] Roland C. Dansby Brazos County 30°43′18″N 96°27′39″W / 30.7217°N 96.4608°W / 30.7217; -96.4608 (Dansby ) 204.2 Steam Turbine Simple Cycle (x2) 1978 (110MW) 2004/2010 (94.2MW) [44] Sabine / Sabine River Works Orange County 30°01′27″N 93°52′30″W / 30.02417°N 93.87500°W / 30.02417; -93.87500 ("Sabine Gas Plant" ) 2,124.0 Steam Turbine (x4) 1x1 Combined Cycle 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) 1962-1979 (1,530MW) 1987 (87MW) 2001 (507MW) [27] [45] Sam Bertron Harris County 29°43′35″N 95°03′33″W / 29.72639°N 95.05917°W / 29.72639; -95.05917 (Sam Berton Power Plant ) 875 [27] Sam Rayburn Victoria County 28°53′41″N 97°08′06″W / 28.8947°N 97.1350°W / 28.8947; -97.1350 (Sam Rayburn ) 205.0 Simple Cycle (x2) 3x1 Combined Cycle 1963 (21MW) 2003 (184MW) [29] San Jacinto Harris County 29°41′41″N 95°02′26″W / 29.6948°N 95.0406°W / 29.6948; -95.0406 (San Jacinto ) 162.0 Simple Cycle (x2) 1995 Sherman Grayson County 33°34′40″N 96°36′54″W / 33.5779°N 96.6151°W / 33.5779; -96.6151 (Panda Sherman ) 758.0 2x1 Combined Cycle 2014 [46] [47] Sim Gideon Bastrop County 30°08′44″N 97°16′15″W / 30.1456°N 97.2708°W / 30.1456; -97.2708 (Sim Gideon ) 608.0 Steam Turbine (x3) 1965/1968/1972 [48] Sand Hill Energy Center Travis County 30°12′32″N 97°36′47″W / 30.209°N 97.613°W / 30.209; -97.613 (Sand Hill Energy Center ) 596.0 Simple Cycle (x6) 1x1 Combined Cycle 2001/2010 (284MW) 2004 (312MW) [29] Stryker Creek Cherokee County 31°56′23″N 94°59′23″W / 31.9398°N 94.9898°W / 31.9398; -94.9898 (Stryker Creek ) 669.0 Steam Turbine (x2) 1958/1965 Sweeny Cogen Brazoria County 29°04′22″N 95°44′42″W / 29.0728°N 95.7450°W / 29.0728; -95.7450 (Sweeny Cogen ) 436.0 Simple Cycle (x4) 1997/2000 T H Wharton Harris County 29°56′30″N 95°31′50″W / 29.9417°N 95.5306°W / 29.9417; -95.5306 (T H Wharton ) 1,025.0 Simple Cycle (x4x1 Combined Cycle (x2) 1967/1975 (361MW) 1972/1974 (664MW) Tenaska Frontier Generation Station Grimes County 30°35′33″N 95°55′04″W / 30.5924°N 95.9178°W / 30.5924; -95.9178 (Tenaska Frontier ) 860.0 3x1 Combined Cycle 2000 Tenaska Gateway Generation Station Rusk County 32°01′06″N 94°37′09″W / 32.0184097°N 94.6192779°W / 32.0184097; -94.6192779 (Tenaska Gateway Generation Station ) 845.0 3x1 Combined Cycle 2001 [49] Temple 1&2 Bell County 31°03′24″N 97°18′58″W / 31.0568°N 97.3160°W / 31.0568; -97.3160 (Temple 1&2 ) 1,500.0 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) 2014/2015 [50] [51] [52] [53] Texas City Cogen Galveston County 29°22′43″N 94°56′38″W / 29.3787°N 94.9439°W / 29.3787; -94.9439 (Texas City ) 451.0 3x1 Combined Cycle 1987 Thomas C. Ferguson Llano County 30°33′27″N 98°22′20″W / 30.55750°N 98.37222°W / 30.55750; -98.37222 (Thomas C. Ferguson ) 516.0 2x1 Combined Cycle 2014 [54] V H Braunig Bexar County 29°15′24″N 98°22′57″W / 29.2567°N 98.3825°W / 29.2567; -98.3825 (V H Braunig ) 1,050.0 Steam Turbine (x3) Simple Cycle (x4) 1966-1973 (859MW) 2010 (191MW) Victoria Victoria County 28°47′18″N 97°00′36″W / 28.7883°N 97.0100°W / 28.7883; -97.0100 (Victoria ) 300.0 1x1 Combined Cycle 1963/2009 W. A. Parish Fort Bend County 29°28′34″N 95°38′0″W / 29.47611°N 95.63333°W / 29.47611; -95.63333 (WA Parish ) 1,043.0 Steam Turbine (x4) Simple Cycle (x2) 1958-1968 (956MW) 1967/2013 (87MW) Wilkes Marion County 32°50′53″N 94°32′52″W / 32.84806°N 94.54778°W / 32.84806; -94.54778 (Wilkes Power Plant ) 879.0 Steam Turbine (x3) 1964/1970/1971 Winchester Power Park Fayette County 30°02′17″N 96°59′15″W / 30.0381°N 96.9875°W / 30.0381; -96.9875 (Winchester Power Park ) 176.0 Simple Cycle (x4) 2010 [55] Wise County Wise County 33°03′30″N 97°54′37″W / 33.0583°N 97.9103°W / 33.0583; -97.9103 (Wise County ) 670.0 2x1 Combined Cycle 2004 Wolf Hollow 1 Hood County 32°20′05″N 97°44′04″W / 32.33472°N 97.73444°W / 32.33472; -97.73444 ("Wolf Hollow Gas Plant" ) 750.0 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) 2003 [28] [56] Wolf Hollow 2 Hood County 32°20′26″N 97°44′02″W / 32.340666°N 97.733998°W / 32.340666; -97.733998 (Wolf Hollow 2 ) 1200.0 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) 2017 [28] [57]