Freeport Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Brazoria County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
260 MW
Rank in Texas
#201
of 1,071 plants
In service since
2007
May 2007
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Dow Hydrocarbons and Resources LLC
- County
- Brazoria County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.13%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #102 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 56152
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 180 MW | 169 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 80 MW | 50 MW | 2007 | 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 260 MW solar plant and a 260 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