Central Utility Plant
Natural gas power plant · Travis County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
14 MW
Rank in Texas
#679
of 1,071 plants
In service since
1988
July 1988
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Silicon Hills Campus, LLC
- County
- Travis County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #163 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 10184
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EG1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.0 MW | 3.6 MW | 1988 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| EG2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.0 MW | 2.5 MW | 1988 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| TG1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 2.3 MW | 2.2 MW | 1988 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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 14 MW solar plant and a 14 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