Freeport Energy
Natural gas power plant · Brazoria County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
603 MW
Rank in Texas
#73
of 1,071 plants
In service since
1982
August 1982
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Olin Blue Cube Operations
- County
- Brazoria County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.30%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #55 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 52120
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-66 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 119 MW | 96 MW | 1983 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| G-67 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 119 MW | 96 MW | 1984 | Operating |
| G-65 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 111 MW | 95 MW | 1984 | Operating |
| G-61 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 95 MW | 68 MW | 1982 | Operating |
| G-63 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 95 MW | 68 MW | 1982 | Operating |
| G-64 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 65 MW | 35 MW | 1982 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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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| Topaz Generating | Natural gas | 605 MW |
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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 603 MW solar plant and a 603 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