Phelps Dodge Refining
Natural gas power plant · El Paso County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
20 MW
Rank in Texas
#672
of 1,071 plants
In service since
1986
October 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Phelps Dodge Refining Corp
- County
- El Paso County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #161 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 54628
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3001 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 4.2 MW | 3.2 MW | 1992 | Operating |
| 3002 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 4.2 MW | 3.2 MW | 1992 | Operating |
| 3003 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 4.2 MW | 3.2 MW | 1992 | Operating |
| 2607 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.5 MW | 2.6 MW | 1986 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 2608 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.5 MW | 2.6 MW | 1986 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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 20 MW solar plant and a 20 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