Braes Bayou Plant
Natural gas power plant · Fort Bend County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
484 MW
Rank in Texas
#103
of 1,071 plants
In service since
2022
February 2022
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- ProEnergy Services
- County
- Fort Bend County
- Generating units
- 8
- Share of state capacity
- 0.24%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #72 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 64383
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| CTG-2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| CTG-3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| CTG-4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| CTG-5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| CTG-6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| CTG-7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| CTG-8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 45 MW | 2022 | 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 484 MW solar plant and a 484 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