Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in Texas
110 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in Texas, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.
At a glance
What kinds of former sites are in Texas?
By former use, the list includes 92 natural gas, 11 coal, 3 landfill, 2 biomass, 1 Superfund, 1 oil. Recorded retirement dates run from December 2002 to December 2024, with 42 retirements in 2015 or later. 96 of 110 sites with a measured distance sit within 2 miles of a transmission substation.
How does Texas compare with other states?
Texas ranks 4th of 50 states and DC by number of brownfield and retired-generation sites, out of 2,085 nationally. By recorded capacity (38,273 MW) it ranks 1st, against 289,280 MW across all states. The state also has 6,839 scored datacenter candidate sites, 30 of them classed as brownfield sites, averaging 56.4 on the 0–100 DC Readiness scale.
Where in Texas are these sites?
- Harris County · 11
- Bexar County · 6
- Travis County · 6
- Dallas County · 5
- Galveston County · 4
- Tarrant County · 4
- Nueces County · 4
- Jefferson County · 4
- Mitchell County · 3
- Brazoria County · 3
- Chambers County · 3
- Orange County · 3
- Lubbock County · 3
- Denton County · 3
- Titus County · 2
- Robertson County · 2
- McLennan County · 2
- Cameron County · 2
- Milam County · 2
- Fort Bend County · 2
- Victoria County · 2
- Hutchinson County · 2
- Brazos County · 2
- Montgomery County · 2
All brownfield and retired plant sites in Texas
| Site | Former use | Capacity | Retired | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello | coal | 2,780 MW | 2018-01-01 | Titus |
| P H Robinson | gas | 2,315 MW | 2009-10-01 | Galveston |
| Big Brown | coal | 1,987 MW | 2018-02-01 | Freestone |
| Morgan Creek | gas | 1,627 MW | 2012-02-01 | Mitchell |
| Oak Grove (TX) | coal | 1,602 MW | — | Robertson |
| Eagle Mountain | gas | 1,560 MW | 2012-08-01 | Tarrant |
| Lake Creek | coal | 1,357 MW | 2014-12-01 | McLennan |
| Aegle Power | gas | 1,282 MW | — | Cameron |
| DeCordova Steam Electric Station | gas | 1,270 MW | 2013-12-01 | Hood |
| Sandow No 5 | coal | 1,025 MW | 2018-01-01 | Milam |
| J T Deely | coal | 932 MW | 2023-01-01 | Bexar |
| Nacogdoches Power | gas | 925 MW | — | Nacogdoches |
| Sam Bertron | gas | 875 MW | 2019-01-01 | Harris |
| Martin Lake | coal | 800 MW | — | Rusk |
| Freeport Energy | gas | 776 MW | 2023-06-01 | Brazoria |
| Cedar Bayou | gas | 765 MW | 2007-07-01 | Chambers |
| Pinecrest Energy Center | gas | 753 MW | — | Angelina |
| FGE Texas II | gas | 743 MW | — | Mitchell |
| FGE Texas I | gas | 743 MW | — | Mitchell |
| Decker Creek | gas | 726 MW | 2022-03-01 | Travis |
| Pirkey | coal | 721 MW | 2023-03-01 | Harrison |
| North Lake | gas | 709 MW | 2009-05-01 | Dallas |
| Permian Basin | gas | 650 MW | 2016-02-01 | Ward |
| Major Oak Power | coal | 600 MW | — | Robertson |
| Sandow No 4 | coal | 591 MW | 2018-01-01 | Milam |
| Texas Petrochemicals | gas | 560 MW | — | Harris |
| Holly Street | gas | 558 MW | 2007-09-01 | Travis |
| Welsh | coal | 558 MW | 2016-04-01 | Titus |
| W B Tuttle | gas | 494 MW | 2011-03-01 | Bexar |
| Tradinghouse | gas | 471 MW | — | McLennan |
| Greens Bayou | gas | 446 MW | 2017-12-01 | Harris |
| Thomas C Ferguson | gas | 446 MW | 2013-09-01 | Llano |
| Webster | gas | 426 MW | 2006-03-01 | Harris |
| Jack Fusco Energy Center | gas | 400 MW | — | Fort Bend |
| TXU Sweetwater Generating Plant | gas | 344 MW | 2012-05-01 | Nolan |
| Parkdale | gas | 341 MW | 2004-03-01 | Dallas |
| Victoria | gas | 336 MW | 2009-09-01 | Victoria |
| Guadalupe Generating Station | gas | 320 MW | — | Guadalupe |
| Bayou Cogen Plant | gas | 305 MW | 2015-09-01 | Harris |
| T H Wharton | gas | 248 MW | 2005-12-01 | Harris |
| Plant X | gas | 244 MW | 2023-12-01 | Lamb |
| Sabine | gas | 239 MW | 2016-10-01 | Orange |
| Gaines County | gas | 225 MW | — | Gaines |
| Nueces Bay | gas | 213 MW | 2008-05-01 | Nueces |
| Leon Creek | gas | 189 MW | 2013-06-01 | Bexar |
| Laredo | gas | 187 MW | 2008-09-01 | Webb |
| Freeport Energy Center | gas | 180 MW | — | Brazoria |
| Ty Cooke | gas | 151 MW | 2023-10-01 | Lubbock |
| Knox Lee | gas | 150 MW | 2020-05-01 | Gregg |
| Black Hawk Station | gas | 127 MW | 2005-11-01 | Hutchinson |
| Turbine | gas | 121 MW | — | El Paso |
| Handley | gas | 119 MW | 2009-12-01 | Tarrant |
| Power Station 3 | gas | 118 MW | 2004-12-01 | Galveston |
| Bryan (TX) | gas | 116 MW | 2014-07-01 | Brazos |
| Mission Road | gas | 114 MW | 2003-10-01 | Bexar |
| River Crest | gas | 113 MW | 2004-03-01 | Red River |
| Deer Park Plant | gas | 111 MW | 2004-02-01 | Harris |
| J Robert Massengale | gas | 107 MW | 2023-10-01 | Lubbock |
| Mountain Creek | gas | 106 MW | 2009-03-01 | Dallas |
| C E Newman | gas | 96 MW | 2011-02-01 | Dallas |
| North Main | gas | 81 MW | 2004-03-01 | Tarrant |
| Pearsall | gas | 66 MW | 2017-08-01 | Frio |
| ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery | gas | 54 MW | 2005-05-01 | Harris |
| Moore County | gas | 49 MW | 2013-09-01 | Moore |
| Sam Rayburn | gas | 47 MW | 2021-02-01 | Victoria |
| Spencer | gas | 47 MW | 2005-12-01 | Denton |
| Motiva Enterprises Port Arthur Refinery | gas | 40 MW | 2012-02-01 | Jefferson |
| Lone Star | gas | 40 MW | 2020-05-01 | Morris |
| Valero Refinery Corpus Christi East | gas | 40 MW | 2010-07-01 | Nueces |
| Texas City Plant Union Carbide | gas | 40 MW | 2014-10-01 | Galveston |
| Port Neches Plant | gas | 38 MW | 2023-12-01 | Jefferson |
| Riverview | gas | 29 MW | 2012-09-01 | Hutchinson |
| Silas Ray | gas | 28 MW | 2019-05-01 | Cameron |
| Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers | biomass | 25 MW | 2024-12-01 | Hidalgo |
| Brandon Station | gas | 21 MW | 2023-10-01 | Lubbock |
| ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery | gas | 20 MW | 2005-08-01 | Jefferson |
| Hal C Weaver Power Plant | gas | 18 MW | 2008-03-01 | Travis |
| Sabine River Operations | gas | 16 MW | 2014-12-01 | Orange |
| Ticona Polymers Inc | gas | 13 MW | 2002-12-01 | Nueces |
| Newgulf Cogen | gas | 13 MW | 2005-02-01 | Wharton |
| DFW Gas Recovery | gas | 12 MW | 2022-11-01 | Denton |
| Imperial Power Plant LLC | gas | 12 MW | — | Fort Bend |
| Pantex Renewable Energy Project (PREP) | superfund | 12 MW | — | — |
| Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration | gas | 10 MW | 2018-12-01 | Orange |
| Tessman Road | gas | 10 MW | 2021-05-01 | Bexar |
| Covel Gardens Gas Recovery | gas | 10 MW | 2023-12-01 | Bexar |
| ExxonMobil Hawkins Gas Plant | gas | 9 MW | 2007-06-01 | Wood |
| Atascocita | gas | 9 MW | 2018-02-01 | Harris |
| Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West | gas | 8 MW | 2006-08-01 | Nueces |
| Coastal Plains | gas | 7 MW | 2019-06-01 | Galveston |
| Pasadena | gas | 7 MW | 2012-12-01 | Harris |
| Skyline Gas Recovery | gas | 6 MW | 2019-11-01 | Dallas |
| Baytown | gas | 5 MW | 2016-04-01 | Chambers |
| Enterprise Products Operating | gas | 5 MW | 2019-01-01 | Chambers |
| Domain Integrated Energy System | gas | 5 MW | 2013-02-01 | Travis |
| Central Utility Plant - Texas A&M | gas | 5 MW | 2021-04-01 | Brazos |
| GRS Sunset Farms | gas | 4 MW | 2016-04-01 | Travis |
| Bluebonnet | gas | 4 MW | 2016-04-01 | Harris |
| Ascend Performance Materials Texas Inc. | gas | 3 MW | 2005-06-01 | Brazoria |
| Air Products Port Arthur | gas | 3 MW | 2012-04-01 | Jefferson |
| Security | gas | 3 MW | 2019-10-01 | Montgomery |
| Conroe | gas | 3 MW | 2012-04-01 | Montgomery |
| Central Texas Veterans Landfill Solar | landfill | 3 MW | — | — |
| Westside Landfill Gas Recovery | gas | 2 MW | 2017-10-01 | Parker |
| Denton Power LLC | gas | 2 MW | 2020-09-01 | Denton |
| Austin Gas Recovery | gas | 2 MW | 2019-02-01 | Travis |
| Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility | biomass | 1 MW | 2003-10-01 | Tarrant |
| Works 4 | oil | 1 MW | 2018-01-01 | Wichita |
| Tessman Road Municipal Solid Waste Landfill | landfill | 0 MW | — | — |
| Grove Landfill | landfill | — | — | — |
Frequently asked questions
How many retired power plants are in Texas?
GridCensus lists 106 retired power plant sites in Texas from EIA-860 retirement records. 90 have a recorded retirement date, 42 of them in 2015 or later.
What is the largest retired power plant or brownfield site in Texas?
Monticello in Mount Pleasant is the largest by recorded capacity, at 2,780 MW. It is followed by P H Robinson (2,314.5 MW) and Big Brown (1,986.8 MW).
Which power plant in Texas retired most recently?
Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers has the latest recorded retirement date in the state, December 2024, with 24.9 MW of capacity.
Which county in Texas has the most brownfield and retired plant sites?
Harris County has the most, with 11, followed by Bexar County with 6.
How many EPA brownfield sites in Texas have completed cleanup?
4 of the 4 EPA-tracked sites listed for Texas are recorded as cleanup complete.
Looking for a specific record? The directory lists every brownfield site, A to Z.
More on Texas, and states with similar counts
- Datacenter candidate sites in Texas· 6,839 sites
- Electric substations in Texas· 1,426 named
- Brownfield candidate sites nationwide
- Brownfield sites by state
- Brownfield sites in New York· 110 sites
- Brownfield sites in Florida· 90 sites
- Brownfield sites in New Jersey· 147 sites
- Brownfield sites in Illinois· 68 sites
About this data
Source: EIA-860 retired generating units and EPA RE-Powering America's Land contaminated-site records, as published March 6, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Brownfield and retired power plant sites in Texas”, https://gridcensus.com/brownfield-sites/texas (data as of March 6, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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