Texas City Power Plant
Natural gas power plant · Galveston County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
450 MW
Rank in Texas
#119
of 1,071 plants
In service since
1987
May 1987
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Texas City Cogeneration LLC
- County
- Galveston County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.22%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #81 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 52088
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 141 MW | 142 MW | 1987 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 103 MW | 92 MW | 1987 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 103 MW | 92 MW | 1987 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 103 MW | 92 MW | 1987 | 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 450 MW solar plant and a 450 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