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
- EIA nameplate capacity
- 65.7 GW
- Largest
- 1,894.2 MW
Ranked operating records
Sum across this peer set
Forney Energy Center
Natural gas capacity ranking
273 matching plants·ranked by nameplate capacity
| Rank | Plant | Capacity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | SpencerCity of Garland - (TX) | 126.5 MW | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | City of Garland - (TX) | Denton County | |
| 102 | Friendswood EnergyTejas Power Generation LLC | 121.5 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Tejas Power Generation LLC | Harris County | |
| 103 | Calhoun Port ComfortPeaker Power, LLC | 121 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Peaker Power, LLC | Calhoun County | |
| 104 | ChamonPeaker Power, LLC | 121 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Peaker Power, LLC | Harris County | |
| 105 | Hal C Weaver Power PlantUniversity of Texas at Austin | 104.5 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | University of Texas at Austin | Travis County | |
| 106 | Victoria Texas PlantInvista | 102.4 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Invista | Victoria County | |
| 107 | Texas Gulf SulphurWharton County Generation LLC | 101.9 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Wharton County Generation LLC | Wharton County | |
| 108 | SJRR (LIG)SJRR | 100 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | SJRR | Harris County | |
| 109 | Tres City Power LLCTres Power Victoria LLC | 100 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Tres Power Victoria LLC | Victoria County | |
| 110 | Tres Port Power, LLCTres Power Victoria LLC | 100 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Tres Power Victoria LLC | Victoria County | |
| 111 | Victoria Port IIVictoria Port Power II | 100 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Victoria Port Power II | Victoria County | |
| 112 | TECO CHP-1Texas Medical Center Central | 98 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Texas Medical Center Central | Harris County | |
| 113 | BASF Freeport WorksBASF Corporation | 92.7 MW | All Other, Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | BASF Corporation | Brazoria County | |
| 114 | Freeport LP Pretreatment FacilityFreeport LNG Development L.P | 87 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Freeport LNG Development L.P | Brazoria County | |
| 115 | Petra Nova Carbon Capture CogenPetra Nova Power I LLC | 82.2 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Petra Nova Power I LLC | Fort Bend County | |
| 116 | Signal Hill Generating LLCSignal Hill Generating LLC | 80 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Signal Hill Generating LLC | Wichita County | |
| 117 | Corpus RefineryFlint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC | 74.5 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Solar Photovoltaic | Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC | Nueces County | |
| 118 | Ascend Performance Materials Texas Inc.Ascend Performance Materials | 52.1 MW | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Ascend Performance Materials | Brazoria County | |
| 119 | Sky Global Power OneSky Global Power One Pledgor, LLC | 51 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Sky Global Power One Pledgor, LLC | Colorado County | |
| 120 | Central Utility Plant - Texas A&MTexas A&M, Utilities & Energy Services | 45.1 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Texas A&M, Utilities & Energy Services | Brazos County | |
| 121 | Ticona Polymers IncTicona Polymers Inc | 44.2 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Ticona Polymers Inc | Nueces County | |
| 122 | Corpus ChristiEquistar Chemicals LP | 41 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Equistar Chemicals LP | Nueces County | |
| 123 | Texas PetrochemicalsTPC Group, LLC | 35 MW | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | TPC Group, LLC | Harris County | |
| 124 | Bryan (TX)City of Bryan - (TX) | 22 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | City of Bryan - (TX) | Brazos County | |
| 125 | Enterprise Products OperatingEnterprise Products Optg LP | 20.7 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Enterprise Products Optg LP | Chambers County | |
| 126 | Mont Belvieu Cogeneration UnitTarga Co-Generation LLC | 15 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Targa Co-Generation LLC | Chambers County | |
| 127 | HEBHoustonDistributionCenterTexas Microgrid, LLC | 12.8 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Harris County | |
| 128 | FTBLID2Generate ER-NG, LLC | 11.2 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Generate ER-NG, LLC | Fort Bend County | |
| 129 | NASA Johnson Space Center CHPEnergy Systems Group LLC | 11.2 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Energy Systems Group LLC | Harris County | |
| 130 | Village Creek Water Reclamation FacilityFt Worth City of | 10.6 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Ft Worth City of | Tarrant County | |
| 131 | Bridgeport Gas Processing PlantEnLink Midstream Services, LLC | 10.4 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | EnLink Midstream Services, LLC | Wise County | |
| 132 | Cedarvale GasRPC Merchant, LLC | 10 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | RPC Merchant, LLC | Ward County | |
| 133 | OTHERTexasA&MTexas Microgrid, LLC | 9.6 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Brazos County | |
| 134 | Central Utility PlantSilicon Hills Campus, LLC | 8.3 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine; Natural Gas Steam Turbine; | Silicon Hills Campus, LLC | Travis County | |
| 135 | HEB_CPSSADCTexas Microgrid, LLC | 6.4 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Bexar County | |
| 136 | OTHERChildrensPlanoGenerate ER-NG, LLC | 6.4 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Generate ER-NG, LLC | Collin County | |
| 137 | AbbVie WacoGenerate ER-NG, LLC | 5.6 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Generate ER-NG, LLC | McLennan County | |
| 138 | HEBTEMDistCenterTexas Microgrid, LLC | 4.8 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Bell County | |
| 139 | Robert Mueller Energy CenterAustin Energy | 4.6 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Austin Energy | Travis County | |
| 140 | Rice UniversityRice University | 3.8 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Rice University | Harris County | |
| 141 | Westhollow Technology CenterShell Chemical LP | 3.7 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Shell Chemical LP | Harris County | |
| 142 | HEBCCBakeryTexas Microgrid, LLC | 3.2 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Nueces County | |
| 143 | HEBTEMDistCenter2ATexas Microgrid, LLC | 3.2 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Bell County | |
| 144 | RavenChemGenerate ER-NG, LLC | 3.2 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Generate ER-NG, LLC | Harris County | |
| 145 | The Methodist Hospital, Gas TurbineThe Methodist Hospital | 3 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | The Methodist Hospital | Harris County | |
| 146 | OTHERCitizensHospitalTexas Microgrid, LLC | 2.8 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Victoria County | |
| 147 | OTHERNFBWATexas Microgrid, LLC | 2.4 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Fort Bend County | |
| 148 | Jameson Gas Processing PlantWTG Jameson, L.P. | 1.8 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | WTG Jameson, L.P. | Coke County | |
| 149 | BUC00040Texas Microgrid, LLC | 1.6 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Fort Bend County | |
| 150 | HEB_CPS00085Texas Microgrid, LLC | 1.6 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Texas Microgrid, LLC | Bexar County |
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.