Hardin County Peaking Facility
Natural gas power plant · Hardin County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
173 MW
Rank in Texas
#380
of 1,071 plants
In service since
2001
July 2001
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Entergy Texas Inc.
- County
- Hardin County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.09%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #119 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 56604
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 87 MW | 71 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| HC2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 87 MW | 70 MW | 2001 | 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 173 MW solar plant and a 173 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