# Lewis Creek

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/lewis-creek

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 3457 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- natural gas: 542.8 MW operating nameplate
- Capacity basis: operating_generator_nameplate_mw
- Source inventory: [EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/august_generator2026.xlsx)
- Inventory retrieved: 2026-10-10T02:12:40.665346+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -95.5214, 30.4356
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2023-02-16 03:13:44+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:20.906903+00:00

Battery power (MW) and stored energy (MWh) are separate measures. Shared physical-site membership does not establish electrical connectivity, settlement or a common export limit.

## Reviewed overview

Lewis Creek is a two-unit natural gas-fired power station near Willis, Texas, on an Entergy site about 50 miles north of Houston. Unit 1 began operations in 1970 and Unit 2 in 1971, and at full load the station's total generating capacity is 542 MW. Entergy Texas later built the 993-MW Montgomery County Power Station combined cycle plant at the same site, which reached commercial operation on January 1, 2021.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 542.8 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 3457 — plant-3457

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- **Operator:** Entergy Texas

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** Entergy Texas — owner ([source](https://www.entergy.com))

## Sources

- [powermag.com](https://www.powermag.com/big-new-gas-fired-plant-enters-commercial-operation-in-texas/) — powermag.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Website: [Entergy Texas](https://www.entergy.com)

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