Bastrop Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Bastrop County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
619 MW
Rank in Texas
#68
of 1,071 plants
In service since
2002
May 2002
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Bastrop Energy Partners, LP
- County
- Bastrop County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.31%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #51 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 55168
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0003 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 242 MW | 233 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 0001 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 188 MW | 171 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 0002 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 188 MW | 171 MW | 2002 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 619 MW solar plant and a 619 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Texas power plants · What Texas actually generates