Wharton County, TX power plants
7 EIA-registered power plants in Wharton County, TX totalling 2.9 GW of nameplate capacity, ranked and mapped inside ERCOT.
- Plants
- 7
- Nameplate capacity
- 2.9 GW
- Largest
- 1,142.7 MW
EIA-registered records
Sum across this county
Colorado Bend II
Capacity by fuel
natural gas1.8 GW3 plantssolar1.1 GW4 plants
Wharton County, TX capacity ranking
7 matching plants·ranked by nameplate capacity
| Rank | Plant | Capacity | Technology | Operator | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bend IIConstellation Power, Inc | 1,142.7 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Constellation Power, Inc | Wharton County | |
| 2 | Colorado Bend Energy CenterCER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LPDetailed profile | 608 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle; Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine; | 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 | 350 MW | Solar Photovoltaic | Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC | Wharton County | |
| 5 | Bernard Creek SolarBernard Creek Solar, LLCDetailed profile | 230 MW | Solar Photovoltaic | Bernard Creek Solar, LLC | Wharton County | |
| 6 | Newgulf CogenWharton County Generation LLC | 69 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Wharton County Generation LLC | Wharton County | |
| 7 | Cascade Solar (TX)Cypress Creek Renewables | 10 MW | Solar Photovoltaic | Cypress Creek Renewables | Wharton County |
Technology rankings in ERCOT
Other ERCOT counties
Harris County, TX8.5 GWFort Bend County, TX5.4 GWBexar County, TX4.1 GWBrazoria County, TX3.7 GWPecos County, TX3.2 GWChambers County, TX2.9 GWHidalgo County, TX2.8 GWNolan County, TX2.8 GWMatagorda County, TX2.8 GWNueces County, TX2.7 GWLimestone County, TX2.7 GWLamar County, TX2.4 GW
All ERCOT countiesCounty 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.