Decker Creek
Natural gas power plant · Travis County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
206 MW
Rank in Texas
#284
of 1,071 plants
In service since
1988
September 1988
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Austin Energy
- County
- Travis County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.10%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #112 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 3548
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 52 MW | 52 MW | 1988 | Operating |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 52 MW | 52 MW | 1988 | Operating |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 52 MW | 52 MW | 1988 | Operating |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 52 MW | 52 MW | 1988 | 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 206 MW solar plant and a 206 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