Rice University
Natural gas power plant · Harris County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
6.9 MW
Rank in Texas
#863
of 1,071 plants
In service since
1986
January 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Rice University
- County
- Harris County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #171 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 50054
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.8 MW | 3.8 MW | 1989 | Operating |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.1 MW | 3.1 MW | 1986 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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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| Triple Butte I | Battery storage | 7.5 MW |
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| HEBTEMDistCenter2A | Natural gas | 6.4 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 6.9 MW solar plant and a 6.9 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