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Texas power grid

Texas operates the country's largest state power system by nameplate capacity in this dataset. Natural gas remains its largest resource while wind, solar, and storage make the state one of the most varied generation portfolios to explore.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Operating capacity179,581 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants1,2642,221 operating generators
Proposed capacity88,939 MW49.5% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations52Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Texas capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Oil & gas46.2%82,901 MW
Wind23.5%42,283 MW
Solar12.5%22,466 MW
Coal9.7%17,371 MW
Storage4.5%8,060 MW
Nuclear2.9%5,139 MW
Hydro0.4%737 MW
Biomass0.2%366 MW
Industrial & other0.1%260 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest Texas power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
W A ParishPlant 3470CoalThompsons, TXFort Bend CountyNRG Texas Power LLC4,008 MW
South Texas ProjectPlant 6251NuclearWadsworth, TXMatagorda CountySTP Nuclear Operating Co2,709 MW
Comanche PeakPlant 6145NuclearGlen Rose, TXSomervell CountyLuminant Generation Company LLC2,430 MW
Martin LakePlant 6146CoalTatum, TXRusk CountyLuminant Generation Company LLC2,380 MW
Forney Energy CenterPlant 55480Oil & gasForney, TXKaufman CountyLaFrontera Holdings LLC1,894 MW
LimestonePlant 298CoalJewett, TXLimestone CountyNRG Texas Power LLC1,850 MW
SabinePlant 3459Oil & gasOrange, TXOrange CountyEntergy Texas Inc.1,812 MW
Oak Grove (TX)Plant 6180CoalFranklin, TXRobertson CountyLuminant Generation Company LLC1,795 MW
Midlothian Energy FacilityPlant 55091Oil & gasMidlothian, TXEllis CountyMidlothian Energy LLC1,734 MW
Fayette Power ProjectPlant 6179CoalLa Grange, TXFayette CountyLower Colorado River Authority1,690 MW

Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap