Largest hydroelectric power plants in ERCOT
Conventional and pumped-storage hydroelectric plants ranked by EIA-reported nameplate capacity. Rankings use EIA-anchored plant records in ERCOT.
- Plants
- 21
- EIA nameplate capacity
- 601.1 MW
- Largest
- 108 MW
Ranked operating records
Sum across this peer set
Marshall Ford
Capacity ranking
21 plants| Rank | Plant | Capacity | Operator | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall FordLower Colorado River Authority | 108 MW | Lower Colorado River Authority | Travis County | |
| 2 | DenisonUSCE-Tulsa District | 100 MW | USCE-Tulsa District | Grayson County | |
| 3 | Amistad Dam & PowerInternational Bound & Wtr Comm | 58 MW | International Bound & Wtr Comm | Val Verde County | |
| 4 | Buchanan Dam (TX)Lower Colorado River Authority | 54.9 MW | Lower Colorado River Authority | Llano County | |
| 5 | Granite ShoalsLower Colorado River Authority | 54 MW | Lower Colorado River Authority | Burnet County | |
| 6 | Sam Rayburn DamUSACE-Fort Worth District | 52 MW | USACE-Fort Worth District | Jasper County | |
| 7 | WhitneyUSACE-Fort Worth District | 42 MW | USACE-Fort Worth District | Bosque County | |
| 8 | Marble FallsLower Colorado River Authority | 39.6 MW | Lower Colorado River Authority | Burnet County | |
| 9 | Falcon Dam & PowerInternational Bound & Wtr Comm | 30.5 MW | International Bound & Wtr Comm | Starr County | |
| 10 | AustinLower Colorado River Authority | 17 MW | Lower Colorado River Authority | Travis County | |
| 11 | InksLower Colorado River Authority | 13.8 MW | Lower Colorado River Authority | Burnet County | |
| 12 | CanyonGuadalupe Blanco River Authority | 6 MW | Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | Comal County | |
| 13 | Eagle PassMaverick Cty Water Control & Improvement | 6 MW | Maverick Cty Water Control & Improvement | Maverick County | |
| 14 | Dunlap TP 1Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | 3.6 MW | Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | Guadalupe County | |
| 15 | Abbott TP 3Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | 2.8 MW | Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | Guadalupe County | |
| 16 | H 4Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | 2.4 MW | Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | Gonzales County | |
| 17 | H 5Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | 2.4 MW | Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | Gonzales County | |
| 18 | NolteGuadalupe Blanco River Authority | 2.4 MW | Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | Guadalupe County | |
| 19 | TP 4Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | 2.4 MW | Guadalupe Blanco River Authority | Guadalupe County | |
| 20 | LewisvilleCity of Garland - (TX) | 2 MW | City of Garland - (TX) | Denton County | |
| 21 | Arlington Outlet Hydroelectric GeneratorTarrant Regional Water District | 1.3 MW | Tarrant Regional Water District | Tarrant 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.