Farmers Branch Renewable Energy Facility
Other power plant · Denton County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
3.2 MW
Rank in Texas
#899
of 1,071 plants
In service since
2011
January 2011
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- WM Renewable Energy LLC
- County
- Denton County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among other plants in Texas
- #40 of 47
- EIA plant code
- 57165
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 2011 | 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 3.2 MW solar plant and a 3.2 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