List of power stations in Texas
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Austin
El Paso
Martin Lake
Monticello
Spruce
Denison
Comanche Peak
South Texas
Channel
Roscoe
Horse Hollow
Capricorn Ridge
Sabine
Forney
Midlothian
Brazos
Jones
Plant X
Decker
Tolk
Wildorado
Oak Grove
Texas has a wide variety of energy sources. Once dominated by natural gas and coal,[1] the power mix has been changing rapidly. Wind generation replaced coal in the number two position in 2017.[2] ERCOT has also approved the planned connection of much new generation capacity to the Texas electric grid, none of it coal. The permitted new connections to the grid include 2,000 megawatts from solar sources, 8,700 megawatts from wind generation, and more than 10,000 megawatts from natural gas.[3]
Biomass
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aspen Biomass Power Plant | Lufkin | 31°22′9″N 94°44′22″W / 31.36917°N 94.73944°W | 44 | [4] |
Nacogdoches Generating Facility | Nacogdoches County | 34°49′55″N 94°54′00″W / 34.832°N 94.9°W | 100 | [5] |
Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers | Santa Rosa | 26°16′11″N 97°52′0″W / 26.26972°N 97.86667°W | 23.5 | [4] |
Snider Industries | Marshall | 32°34′45″N 94°22′27″W / 32.57917°N 94.37417°W | 5 | [4] |
Texarkana Mill | Cass County | 33°15′27″N 94°04′17″W / 33.25750°N 94.07139°W | 65 | [6] |
Woodville Renewable Power | Woodville | 30°44′56″N 94°26′10″W / 30.74889°N 94.43611°W | 49 | [4] |
Coal
A useful map[7] of coal generation plants is provided by the Sierra Club.
Defunct
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Decommissioned | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Big Brown | Freestone County | 31°49′14″N 96°03′22″W / 31.82056°N 96.05611°W | 1,150 | 2018 | [16] |
Monticello | Titus County | 33°05′28″N 95°02′17″W / 33.09111°N 95.03806°W | 1,980 | 2018 | [8] |
Sandow | Milam County | 30°33′51″N 97°03′50″W / 30.56417°N 97.06389°W | 1,137 | 2018 | [8] [17] [18] |
Natural gas
Defunct
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Decommissioned | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paint Creek | Haskell County | 33°04′46″N 99°34′51″W / 33.07944°N 99.58083°W | 218 | 2002 | [40] |
P.H. Robinson | Galveston County | 29°29′15″N 94°58′46″W / 29.48750°N 94.97944°W | 2,316 | 2009 | [41] |
Hydroelectric dams
Wind farms
Solar farms
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alamo 1 | San Antonio | 30°14′18″N 97°30′31″W / 30.238333°N 97.508611°W | 41 | [55] |
Alamo 2 | San Antonio | 4.4 | [55] | |
Alamo 4 | Brackettville | 39.6 | [55] | |
Alamo 5 | Uvalde | 95 | [55] | |
Blue Wing Solar Project | San Antonio | 29°18′25″N 98°24′15″W / 29.306944°N 98.404167°W | 16.6 | |
Webberville Solar Farm | Webberville | 30°14′18″N 97°30′31″W / 30.238333°N 97.508611°W | 35 | [56] |
Solar Thermal
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity | Refs |
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Nuclear plants
Utility companies
- Energy Future Holdings (includes Oncor and TXU)
- NRG Energy includes CenterPoint and Reliant
- Austin Energy*
- Calpine
- CPS Energy*
- El Paso Electric
- Entergy, Texas (Formerly Gulf States Utilities) Is a separate subsidiary of Entergy Corporation
- Lubbock Power and Light*
- Lower Colorado River Authority*
- Luminant
- Panda Energy International
- Quanta Services
- * public utility
Other Energy-related companies in Texas
References
- ↑ "Texas Net Electricity Generation by Source, November 2013". State Profile and Energy Estimates. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ↑ Wind power blows past coal in Texas
- ↑ Shutdowns of Texas coal plants may delay demise of others By Rye Druzin, San Antonio Express-News, December 4, 2017
- 1 2 3 4 "Online Plant Map". Biomass Magazine. BBI International. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ Nacogdoches Generating Facility
- ↑ "International Paper Texarkana Mill Waste Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ↑ Coal Pollution in America
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Coal-Fired Plants in Texas". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ↑ "Fayette Power Project". Gallery. Lower Colorado River Authority. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ [https://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/houston/ercot-approves-texas-munis-plan-to-mothball-coal-21672585 ERCOT approves Texas muni's plan to mothball coal-fired plant] Houston (Platts)--17 Aug 2017
- ↑ "Limestone Coal Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ↑ "Martin Lake Coal Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ↑ http://www.powermag.com/luminants-oak-grove-power-plant-earns-powers-highest-honor/?pagenum=1
- ↑ http://www.twinoaksccr.com/. Retrieved February 17, 2018. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ "Welsh Coal Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Big Brown Coal Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ↑ "Sandow Station Coal Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Sandow No 4 Coal Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Gas and Oil fired Plants in Texas". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "CCGT Plants in Texas". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "CCGT Plants in South and South-Central Texas". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ "Channel Energy Center Waste Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ↑ "Channelview Cogeneration Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ "Colorado Bend Energy Center". Navasota Energy. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ "Power Generator Report". Public Utility Commission of Texas. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ "Deer Park Energy Center Gas Cogen Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ "Forney Energy Center Gas Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ "Guadalupe Generating Station". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ "Hays Energy Project Gas Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ "Jones Generating Station". Xcel Energy Inc. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ http://enipedia.tudelft.nl/wiki/Knox_Lee_Powerplant
- ↑ "Lost Pines 1 Power Project". Gallery. Lower Colorado River Authority. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Midlothian Energy Facility". Global Energy Facility. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ↑ "Odessa Ector Generating Station Gas Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Sabine Gas Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ↑ "Sim Gideon Power Plant". Gallery. Lower Colorado River Authority. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant". Gallery. Lower Colorado River Authority. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Winchester Power Park". Gallery. Lower Colorado River Authority. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Wolf Hollow Gas Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "AEP - News Releases - AEP to Immediately Mothball Seven Texas Power Plants". October 1, 2002. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ↑ "PH Robinson 1 Gas Power Plant (Shutdown)". IndustryAbout.com. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Amistad Dam and Reservoir" (PDF). Gallery. International Boundary and Water Commission. 8 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Buchanan Dam". Gallery. Lower Colorado River Authority. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Buchanan Dam". Gallery. Lower Colorado River Authority. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Falcon Dam & Power Plant" (PDF). Gallery. International Boundary and Water Commission. 8 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Inks Dam". Gallery. Lower Colorado River Authority. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Mansfield Dam". Gallery. Lower Colorado River Authority. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Sam Rayburn Reservoir Information". US Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ "Starcke Dam". Gallery. Lower Colorado River Authority. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Texas Water Resources" (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ "Tom Miller Dam". Gallery. Lower Colorado River Authority. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Lake Whitney Powerhouse". Gallery. Lake Whitney Chamber of Commerce. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Wirtz Dam". Gallery. Lower Colorado River Authority. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Wind Energy Plants in Texas". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 OCI Solar Power Projects Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Webberville Solar Farm Technical Overview
External links
- U.S. Department of Energy Texas Statistics
- U.S. Department of Energy Texas Quick Facts
- Texas Public Utility Commission: New Electric Generating Plants
- Blue Wing Solar Farm Info
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