Largest natural gas power plants in ERCOT

Natural gas power plants ranked by EIA-reported nameplate capacity. Rankings use EIA-anchored plant records in ERCOT.

Plants
273
Ranked operating records
EIA nameplate capacity
65.7 GW
Sum across this peer set
Largest
1,894.2 MW
Forney Energy Center

Natural gas capacity ranking

273 matching plants·ranked by nameplate capacity

RankPlantCapacity
1Forney Energy CenterLaFrontera Holdings LLCDetailed profile1,894.2 MW
2Midlothian Energy FacilityMidlothian Energy LLCDetailed profile1,734 MW
3Temple Power StationTemple Generation Holdings LLCDetailed profile1,606.4 MW
4Cedar BayouNRG Texas Power LLCDetailed profile1,530 MW
5Kiamichi Energy FacilityKiowa Power Partners LLC1,370 MW
6HandleyConstellation Power, IncDetailed profile1,314.8 MW
7Jack CountyJack County Power, LLCDetailed profile1,280 MW
8Wolf Hollow IIConstellation Power, IncDetailed profile1,231.2 MW
9Colorado Bend IIConstellation Power, Inc1,230.3 MW
10T H WhartonNRG Texas Power LLCDetailed profile1,189.9 MW
11Deer Park Energy CenterDeer Park Energy CenterDetailed profile1,176 MW
12Odessa-Ector Power PlantLaFrontera Holdings LLC1,152.8 MW
13Lamar Power ProjectLaFrontera Holdings LLCDetailed profile1,112.6 MW
14Rio Nogales Power ProjectCity of San Antonio - (TX)1,108 MW
15Guadalupe Generating StationGuadalupe Power Partners LPDetailed profile1,088.2 MW
16Barney M DavisCity of San Antonio - (TX)1,082.2 MW
17Freestone Energy CenterFreestone Power Generation LLCDetailed profile1,036 MW
18Hays Energy ProjectHays Energy, LLCDetailed profile989 MW
19Tenaska Frontier Generation StationTenaska Frontier Partners Ltd939.7 MW
20Tenaska Gateway Generating StationTenaska Gateway Partners LtdDetailed profile939.6 MW
21Formosa Utility Venture LtdFormosa Plastics CorpDetailed profile933.4 MW
22Baytown Energy CenterBaytown Energy Center LLCDetailed profile932.9 MW
23Lake HubbardLuminant Generation Company LLCDetailed profile927.5 MW
24Channel Energy Center LLCChannel Energy Center LLCDetailed profile923.8 MW
25Channelview Cogeneration PlantEIF Channelview Cogeneration LLCDetailed profile918.3 MW
26O W SommersCity of San Antonio - (TX)892 MW
27Mountain CreekMountain Creek Power, LLCDetailed profile852.2 MW
28Wise County Power LLCWise County Power Company LLC821.7 MW
29Pasadena CogenerationPasadena Cogeneration LPDetailed profile815 MW
30Thad Hill Energy CenterThad Hill Energy Center, LLCDetailed profile807 MW
31Rayburn Energy Station LLCRayburn Energy Station LLCDetailed profile803.2 MW
32Magic Valley Generating StationCalpine Corp-Magic Valley801 MW
33Wolf Hollow I LPWolf Hollow I Power, LLC788.4 MW
34Nueces BayCity of San Antonio - (TX)Detailed profile730.2 MW
35Stryker CreekLuminant Generation Company LLCDetailed profile713.4 MW
36Sand HillAustin EnergyDetailed profile696.4 MW
37Colorado Bend Energy CenterCER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LPDetailed profile654.1 MW
38Odyssey Energy Altura Cogen, LLCOdyssey Operating ServicesDetailed profile643.6 MW
39GrahamLuminant Generation Company LLCDetailed profile634.7 MW
40Sim GideonLower Colorado River AuthorityDetailed profile623 MW
41Bastrop Energy CenterBastrop Energy Partners, LPDetailed profile618.7 MW
42Green Power 2South Houston Green Power LLCDetailed profile611 MW
43Lost Pines 1 Power ProjectLower Colorado River AuthorityDetailed profile609 MW
44Topaz GeneratingCity of San Antonio - (TX)Detailed profile605 MW
45Corpus Christi Energy CenterCorpus Christi Cogeneration LLCDetailed profile593.3 MW
46Arthur Von RosenbergCity of San Antonio - (TX)Detailed profile575 MW
47Thomas C FergusonLower Colorado River Authority574.6 MW
48Sweeny Cogen FacilitySweeny Cogeneration LLCDetailed profile572 MW
49Hidalgo Energy CenterCalpine Corp - HidalgoDetailed profile551.3 MW
50Quail Run Energy CenterQuail Run Energy Partners, LPDetailed profile550.4 MW

Capacity is EIA-reported nameplate capacity, not seasonal capability or available operating capacity. A plant can include multiple generators and technologies; hybrid plants may appear in multiple peer groups.