Nameplate capacity
1,850 MW
Rank in Texas
#6
of 1,071 plants
In service since
1985
December 1985
Details
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Operator
- NRG Texas Power LLC
- County
- Limestone County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.92%
- Rank among coal plants in Texas
- #3 of 12
- EIA plant code
- 298
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | 957 MW | 857 MW | 1986 | Operating |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | 893 MW | 831 MW | 1985 | 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
| Martin Lake | Coal | 2,380 MW |
| Forney Energy Center | Natural gas | 1,894 MW |
| Sabine | Natural gas | 1,812 MW |
| Oak Grove (TX) | Coal | 1,795 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 1,850 MW solar plant and a 1,850 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