Friendswood Energy
Natural gas power plant · Harris County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
265 MW
Rank in Texas
#200
of 1,072 plants
In service since
2018
November 2018
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Tejas Power Generation LLC
- County
- Harris County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.13%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #101 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 60468
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 122 MW | 126 MW | 2018 | Operating |
| GT-2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 48 MW | 42 MW | 2026 | Operating |
| GT-3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 48 MW | 42 MW | 2026 | Operating |
| GT-4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 48 MW | 42 MW | 2026 | 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
| Paris Energy Center | Natural gas | 266 MW |
| Goodnight | Wind | 266 MW |
| Laredo | Natural gas | 264 MW |
| Freeport Energy Center | Natural gas | 260 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, June 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 265 MW solar plant and a 265 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