Red Gate Power Plant
Natural gas power plant · Hidalgo County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
224 MW
Rank in Texas
#265
of 1,071 plants
In service since
2016
December 2016
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- South Texas Electric Coop, Inc
- County
- Hidalgo County
- Generating units
- 12
- Share of state capacity
- 0.11%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #110 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 59391
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG01 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| ENG02 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| ENG03 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| ENG04 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| ENG05 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| ENG06 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| ENG07 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| ENG08 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| ENG09 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| ENG10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| ENG11 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| ENG12 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 18 MW | 2016 | 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 224 MW solar plant and a 224 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