Texas Petrochemicals
Natural gas power plant · Harris County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
35 MW
Rank in Texas
#647
of 1,071 plants
In service since
1972
June 1972
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- TPC Group, LLC
- County
- Harris County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #153 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 50229
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 35 MW | 35 MW | 1972 | 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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| Big Spring Wind Power Facility | Wind | 34 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 35 MW solar plant and a 35 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