Wharton County, TX power plants

12 EIA-registered plants with 3.9 GW of nameplate capacity inside ERCOT; the largest is Colorado Bend II at 1,230.3 MW.

Capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · plants

natural gas: 2 GW3
solar: 1.1 GW4
batteries: 460 MW3
wind: 365.7 MW2

Wharton County, TX capacity ranking

12 matching plants · ranked by nameplate capacity

Rank	Plant	Capacity	Type	Operator	Location
1	Colorado Bend IIConstellation Power, IncDetailed profile	1,230.3 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Constellation Power, Inc	Wharton County
2	Colorado Bend Energy CenterCER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LPDetailed profile	654.1 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP	Wharton County
3	Aktina SolarHecate Energy Ramsey, LLCDetailed profile	500 MW	Solar Photovoltaic	Hecate Energy Ramsey, LLC	Wharton County
4	Red Tailed Hawk Solar LLCAcciona Energy USA Global, LLCDetailed profile	360 MW	Solar Photovoltaic	Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC	Wharton County
5	GulfStar Power, LLCGulfStar Power, LLCDetailed profile	300 MW	Batteries	GulfStar Power, LLC	Wharton County
6	Bernard Creek SolarBernard Creek Solar, LLCDetailed profile	230 MW	Solar Photovoltaic	Bernard Creek Solar, LLC	Wharton County
7	Lane City WindRWE Clean EnergyDetailed profile	202.5 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	RWE Clean Energy	Wharton County
8	Prairie Switch Wind LLCPrairie Switch Wind LLC	163.2 MW	Onshore Wind Turbine	Prairie Switch Wind LLC	Wharton County
9	Danish Fields StorageDanish Fields Storage, LLC	150 MW	Batteries	Danish Fields Storage, LLC	Wharton County
10	Texas Gulf SulphurWharton County Generation LLC	101.9 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Wharton County Generation LLC	Wharton County
11	Cascade Solar (TX)Cypress Creek Renewables	10 MW	Solar Photovoltaic	Cypress Creek Renewables	Wharton County
12	I-Eye ESSAgilitas Energy, Inc.	10 MW	Batteries	Agilitas Energy, Inc.	Wharton County

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plants

County assignment and capacity come from the EIA generator inventory. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not seasonal capability or available operating capacity. A plant can include multiple generators and technologies.