RC Thomas Hydroelectric Project
Hydro power plant · Polk County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
27 MW
Rank in Texas
#660
of 1,071 plants
In service since
2020
July 2020
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- East Texas Electric Coop, Inc
- County
- Polk County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in Texas
- #11 of 23
- EIA plant code
- 58645
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCT1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8.9 MW | 8.1 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| RCT2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8.9 MW | 8.1 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| RCT3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8.9 MW | 8.1 MW | 2020 | 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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| Oberon IB | Solar | 30 MW |
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| Hayhurst Texas Solar | Solar | 25 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 27 MW solar plant and a 27 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