Chickadee G-3
Natural gas power plant · Jefferson County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
35 MW
Rank in Texas
#648
of 1,071 plants
In service since
1987
March 1987
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
- County
- Jefferson County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #154 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 54321
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3N80 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 15 MW | 13 MW | 1987 | Operating |
| 2N80 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 5.0 MW | 4.5 MW | 1999 | Operating |
| N802 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 5.0 MW | 5.0 MW | 1999 | Operating |
| N803 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 5.0 MW | 5.0 MW | 1999 | Operating |
| N804 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 5.0 MW | 4.5 MW | 1999 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Texas
| Sweetwater Wind 1 LLC | Wind | 38 MW |
| Texas Petrochemicals | Natural gas | 35 MW |
| Big Spring Wind Power Facility | Wind | 34 MW |
| Falcon Dam & Power | Hydro | 32 MW |
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 35 MW solar plant and a 35 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