Nameplate capacity
860 MW
Rank in Texas
#46
of 1,071 plants
In service since
1971
January 1971
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Southwestern Public Service Co
- County
- Lubbock County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.43%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #34 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 3482
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 248 MW | 243 MW | 1971 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 248 MW | 243 MW | 1974 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 183 MW | 166 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 183 MW | 168 MW | 2013 | 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
| Wilkes | Natural gas | 882 MW |
| Green Power 2 | Natural gas | 861 MW |
| Mountain Creek | Natural gas | 852 MW |
| Wise County Power LLC | Natural gas | 822 MW |
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 860 MW solar plant and a 860 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