Nameplate capacity
1,110 MW
Rank in Texas
#26
of 1,071 plants
In service since
1960
May 1960
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- El Paso Electric Co
- County
- El Paso County
- Generating units
- 10
- Share of state capacity
- 0.55%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #16 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 3456
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 228 MW | 228 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| 5CA1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 134 MW | 115 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 122 MW | 88 MW | 1966 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 120 MW | 86 MW | 1975 | Operating |
| 5CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 87 MW | 66 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| 5CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 87 MW | 66 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 85 MW | 64 MW | 1975 | Operating |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 85 MW | 67 MW | 1975 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 82 MW | 61 MW | 1960 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 82 MW | 65 MW | 1963 | 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
| Welsh | Coal | 1,116 MW |
| Lamar Power Project | Natural gas | 1,113 MW |
| Rio Nogales Power Project | Natural gas | 1,108 MW |
| Guadalupe Generating Station | Natural gas | 1,088 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 1,110 MW solar plant and a 1,110 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