Paris Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Lamar County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
266 MW
Rank in Texas
#198
of 1,071 plants
In service since
1989
July 1989
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Paris Generation LP
- County
- Lamar County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.13%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #100 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 50109
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 90 MW | 87 MW | 1989 | Operating |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 88 MW | 76 MW | 1989 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 88 MW | 76 MW | 1989 | 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
| Las Majadas Wind Farm | Wind | 273 MW |
| Helena Wind | Wind | 268 MW |
| Goodnight | Wind | 266 MW |
| Laredo | Natural gas | 264 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 266 MW solar plant and a 266 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