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.
| 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 I | gas | 743 MW | — | Mitchell |
| FGE Texas II | 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 |
| Texas City Plant Union Carbide | gas | 40 MW | 2014-10-01 | Galveston |
| Valero Refinery Corpus Christi East | gas | 40 MW | 2010-07-01 | Nueces |
| Lone Star | gas | 40 MW | 2020-05-01 | Morris |
| 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 |
| Bluebonnet | gas | 4 MW | 2016-04-01 | Harris |
| GRS Sunset Farms | gas | 4 MW | 2016-04-01 | Travis |
| 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 | — | — |
| Austin Gas Recovery | gas | 2 MW | 2019-02-01 | Travis |
| Denton Power LLC | gas | 2 MW | 2020-09-01 | Denton |
| Westside Landfill Gas Recovery | gas | 2 MW | 2017-10-01 | Parker |
| Works 4 | oil | 1 MW | 2018-01-01 | Wichita |
| Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility | biomass | 1 MW | 2003-10-01 | Tarrant |
| Tessman Road Municipal Solid Waste Landfill | landfill | 0 MW | — | — |
| Grove Landfill | landfill | — | — | — |
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