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
51R W MillerRW Miller Power LLCDetailed profile537.6 MW
52Cedar Bayou 4NRG Cedar Bayou Development Company LLCDetailed profile535.5 MW
53Frontera Energy CenterFrontera Generation Limited PartnershipDetailed profile529 MW
54Ingleside CogenerationIngleside Cogeneration LPDetailed profile517 MW
55Oyster Creek Unit VIIIDow Chemical Company-Oyster Creek VIIIDetailed profile497.9 MW
56Braes Bayou PlantProEnergy Services484 MW
57Brotman Power StationProEnergy ServicesDetailed profile484 MW
58HO Clarke GeneratingCity of San Antonio - (TX)Detailed profile484 MW
59Mark One Power StationCity of San Antonio - (TX)484 MW
60Remy Jade Power StationCity of San Antonio - (TX)Detailed profile484 MW
61Gregory Power PlantGregory Power Partners LLCDetailed profile469.8 MW
62Texas City Power PlantTexas City Cogeneration LLCDetailed profile450 MW
63Permian BasinLuminant Generation Company LLCDetailed profile447 MW
64Pin Oak Creek Energy Center, LLCFreestone Power Generation LLC444 MW
65Greens BayouNRG Texas Power LLCDetailed profile432 MW
66Ray OlingerCity of Garland - (TX)Detailed profile427.7 MW
67BacliffPHR Holdings LLCDetailed profile427.2 MW
68Freeport EnergyOlin Blue Cube OperationsDetailed profile419.3 MW
69Ennis Power Company LLCEnnis Power Company LLCDetailed profile418 MW
70ExxonMobil Baytown TurbineExxon Mobil Refining and Supply Co.Detailed profile381.8 MW
71Houston Chemical Complex BattlegroundOxy Vinyls LPDetailed profile380.7 MW
72VictoriaVictoria WLE, LPDetailed profile376.9 MW
73Timmerman Power PlantLower Colorado River Authority368 MW
74Ector County Energy CenterEctor County Generation, LLCDetailed profile358.8 MW
75Bayou Cogen PlantAir Liquide Large Industries U S LPDetailed profile318.4 MW
76CFB Power PlantFormosa Plastics CorpDetailed profile310 MW
77Johnson CountyJohnson County Power LLCDetailed profile282.6 MW
78Paris Energy CenterParis Generation LPDetailed profile265.6 MW
79LaredoCity of San Antonio - (TX)Detailed profile263.6 MW
80Freeport Energy CenterDow Hydrocarbons and Resources LLCDetailed profile260 MW
81V H BraunigCity of San Antonio - (TX)Detailed profile244 MW
82Trinidad (TX)Luminant Generation Company LLCDetailed profile243.3 MW
83Winchester Power ParkLower Colorado River AuthorityDetailed profile242 MW
84Exelon LaPorte Generating StationLaPorte Power, LLC236 MW
85C R Wing Cogen PlantBHER Power Resources, Inc230 MW
86Leon CreekCity of San Antonio - (TX)229.6 MW
87Shell Deer ParkDeer Park Refinery Limited Partnership (DPRLP)Detailed profile228.1 MW
88Denton Energy CenterCity of Denton - (TX)Detailed profile225.6 MW
89Red Gate Power PlantSouth Texas Electric Coop, IncDetailed profile224.4 MW
90ExxonMobil Baytown RefineryExxon Mobil Refining and Supply Co.209.3 MW
91Decker CreekAustin Energy206 MW
92DansbyCity of Bryan - (TX)Detailed profile203.2 MW
93PearsallSouth Texas Electric Coop, IncDetailed profile201.6 MW
94Sam RayburnSouth Texas Electric Coop, IncDetailed profile192.8 MW
95San Jacinto Steam Electric StationNRG Texas Power LLCDetailed profile176.4 MW
96Union Carbide Seadrift CogenUnion Carbide Corp-SeadriftDetailed profile162 MW
97Power Station 4South Houston Green Power LLC156.4 MW
98EG178 FacilityKinder Morgan Production Company LP153.9 MW
99Power IslandINEOS USA LLC141 MW
100Silas RayBrownsville Public Utilities Board136 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.