Nameplate capacity
351 MW
Rank in Texas
#144
of 1,071 plants
In service since
1974
April 1974
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Southwestern Electric Power Co
- County
- Gregg County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.17%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #94 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 3476
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 351 MW | 342 MW | 1974 | 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
| Ector County Energy Center | Natural gas | 359 MW |
| Foard City Wind | Wind | 353 MW |
| Major Oak Power | Coal | 349 MW |
| Platinum Storage | Battery storage | 348 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 351 MW solar plant and a 351 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