OTHERTraditionBuffalo
Natural gas power plant · Harris County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
1.2 MW
Rank in Texas
#981
of 1,071 plants
In service since
2024
June 2024
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Texas Microgrid, LLC
- County
- Harris County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #229 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 68737
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBUF1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW | 2024 | Operating |
| TBUF2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW | 2024 | Operating |
| TBUF3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW | 2024 | 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 1.2 MW solar plant and a 1.2 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