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electricity-generating Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For utilities in the electric power industry, it is the stage prior to its delivery (transmission, distribution, etc.) to end users or its storag ...
power station A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid. Many p ...
s in the U.S. state of
Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
, sorted by type and name. In 2019, Texas had a total summer capacity of 125,117 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 483,201 GWh. The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 53.5% natural gas, 19.0% coal, 17.3% wind, 8.6% nuclear, 0.9% solar, 0.3% hydroelectric, 0.3% biomass, and 0.1% other sources. Small-scale photovoltaic installations generated an additional net 1,001 GWh to the Texas electrical grid in 2019, less than one-quarter the amount generated by the state's utility-scale facilities. Texas produces and consumes far more electrical energy than any other U.S. state. It generates almost twice as much electricity as the next highest generating state, Florida. Texas has an expanding variety of generating sources to meet consumption growth. Installed wind capacity grew to 28,800 MW and solar capacity grew to 3,100 MW at the end of 2019. Wind generation exceeded nuclear in 2014, and was near to surpassing coal in the number two position in 2019. Fossil-fuel and nuclear generation has remained nearly constant over the past two decades, with natural gas gradually replacing coal. Texas oil extraction operations in year 2019 included the flaring of 250 billion cubic feet of
associated petroleum gas Associated petroleum gas (APG), or associated gas, is a form of natural gas which is found with deposits of petroleum, either dissolved in the oil or as a free "gas cap" above the oil in the reservoir. The gas can be utilized in a number of ways a ...
, with much of it concentrated in the Permian basin near Midland. This amount of wasted natural gas could have met all of the state's residential heating and cooking needs, or could have generated an amount of electrical energy nearly equal to the state's 40,000 GWh of nuclear generation.


Nuclear power stations


Fossil-fuel power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.


Coal and lignite

A useful mapCoal Pollution in America
/ref> of coal generation plants is provided by the
Sierra Club The Sierra Club is an environmental organization with chapters in all 50 United States, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. The club was founded on May 28, 1892, in San Francisco, California, by Scottish-American preservationist John Muir, who be ...
.


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Natural gas

Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration. Additional data sources:


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Renewable power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.


Biomass


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Hydroelectric dams


Wind farms

The following list emphasizes operating wind farms in Texas that are 100 MW or larger.


Solar farms

The following list emphasizes operating solar photovoltaic farms in Texas that are 20 MW or larger.


Utility companies


Vistra Energy
(formerly
Energy Future Holdings Energy Future Holdings Corporation is an electric utility company headquartered in Energy Plaza in Downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. The majority of the company's power generation is through coal and nuclear power plants. From 1998 to 2007 ...
) (includes
Luminant Luminant is a Texas-based electric utility. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings Corporation. Luminant's operations include electricity generation and wholesaling, mining, construction, and development. The company has capac ...
and TXU)
Oncor Electric Delivery
*
NRG Energy NRG Energy, Inc. is an American energy company, headquartered in Houston, Texas. It was formerly the wholesale arm of Northern States Power Company (NSP), which became Xcel Energy, but became independent in 2000. NRG Energy is involved in ener ...
includes Reliant Energy, Green Mountain Energy * CenterPoint *AEP (American Electric Power) *
Austin Energy Austin Energy is a publicly owned utility providing electrical power to the city of Austin, Texas and surrounding areas. Established in 1895, the utility is a department of the City of Austin and returns its profits to the city's general fund to ...
* *
Calpine Calpine Corporation is the largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources in the United States, with operations in competitive power markets. A Fortune 500 company based in Houston, Texas, the company is owned by an ...
* CPS Energy* *
El Paso Electric El Paso Electric is a Texas-based public utility company, engaging in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in west Texas and southern New Mexico. Its energy sources consist of nuclear fuel, natural gas, purchased power, so ...
*
Entergy Entergy Corporation is a Fortune 500 integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations in the Deep South of the United States. Entergy is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and ge ...
, Texas (Formerly
Gulf States Utilities Entergy Texas (formerly Gulf States Utilities (GSU)) is an electric power generation and distribution company headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. The company was founded in 1911 as Eastern Texas Electric, a holding company for Stone & Webster. O ...
) Is a separate subsidiary of
Entergy Entergy Corporation is a Fortune 500 integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations in the Deep South of the United States. Entergy is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and ge ...
Corporation * Lubbock Power and Light* *
Lower Colorado River Authority The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is a nonprofit public utility created in November 1934 by the Texas Legislature. LCRA's mission is to enhance the lives of the Texans it serves through water stewardship, energy and community service. LCR ...
* *
Luminant Luminant is a Texas-based electric utility. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings Corporation. Luminant's operations include electricity generation and wholesaling, mining, construction, and development. The company has capac ...
* Panda Energy International *
Quanta Services Quanta Services is an American corporation that provides infrastructure services for electric power, pipeline, industrial and communications industries. Capabilities include the planning, design, installation, program management, maintenance and ...
* Pedernales Electric Cooperative
Bailey County Electric Cooperative
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Bandera Electric Cooperative
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Bartlett Electric Cooperative
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Big Country Electric Cooperative
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Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative
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Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative
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Brazos Electric Cooperative
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Bryan Texas Utilities (BTU)
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Central Texas Electric Cooperative
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Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association
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Coleman County Electric Cooperative
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Comanche Electric Cooperative Association
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Concho Valley Electric Cooperative
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Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association
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CoServ Electric
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Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative
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Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative
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East Texas Electric Cooperative
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Fannin County Electric Cooperative
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Farmers Electric Cooperative
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Fayette Electric Cooperative
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Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange
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Fort Belknap Electric Cooperative
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Golden Spread Electric Cooperative
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Grayson-Collin Electric Cooperative
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Greenbelt Electric Cooperative
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Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative
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Hamilton County Electric Cooperative Association
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Harmon Electric
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Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative
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HILCO Electric Cooperative
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Houston County Electric Cooperative
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J-A-C Electric Cooperative
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Jackson Electric Cooperative
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Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative
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Karnes Electric Cooperative
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Lamar County Electric Cooperative Association
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Lamb County Electric Cooperative
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Lea County Electric Cooperative
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Lighthouse Electric Cooperative
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Lyntegar Electric Cooperative
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Magic Valley Electric Cooperative
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MidSouth Electric Cooperative
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Navarro County Electric Cooperative
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Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative
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North Plains Electric Cooperative
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Nueces Electric Cooperative
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Panola-Harrison Electric Cooperative
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Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative
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Rio Grande Electric Cooperative
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Rita Blanca Electric Cooperative
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Rusk County Electric Cooperative
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Sam Houston Electric Cooperative
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San Bernard Electric Cooperative
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San Miguel Electric Cooperative
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San Patricio Electric Cooperative
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South Plains Electric Cooperative
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South Texas Electric Cooperative
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Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative
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Southwest Rural Electric Association
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Southwest Texas Electric Cooperative
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Swisher Electric Cooperative
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Taylor Electric Cooperative
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Tri-County Electric Cooperative
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Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative
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United Cooperative Services
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Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative
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Victoria Electric Cooperative
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Western Farmers Electric Cooperative
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Wharton County Electric Cooperative
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Wise Electric Cooperative
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Wood County Electric Cooperative
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Touchstone Energy Touchstone Energy Cooperatives (also called simply Touchstone) is a cooperative federation composed of more than 750 local, consumer-owned utility cooperatives in 46 of the 50 United States of America. Touchstone Energy co-ops serve more than 30 m ...
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National Rural Electric Cooperative Association The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) represents the interests of over 900 electric cooperatives in the United States. Cooperatives are not-for-profit and are owned by their membership. Founded in 1942, NRECA unites the count ...


Other energy-related companies in Texas

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Enbridge Enbridge Inc. is a multinational pipeline and energy company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Enbridge owns and operates pipelines throughout Canada and the United States, transporting crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. ...
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Enel Green Power Enel Green Power S.p.A. is an Italian multinational renewable energy corporation, headquartered in Rome. The company was formed as a subsidiary of the power generation firm Enel in December 2008. It is present with assets in operation or under ...
*
Foster Wheeler Foster Wheeler AG (formerly Foster Wheeler Inc.) was a Swiss global engineering conglomerate with its principal executive offices in Reading, UK and its registered office in Baar, Canton of Zug, Switzerland. Foster Wheeler was added to the NASDA ...
*
Southwestern Energy Southwestern Energy is a natural gas exploration and production company organized in Delaware and headquartered in Spring, Texas. The company is ranked 893rd on the Fortune 500. The company's primary exploration and production activities are in ...
* Texas Energy Engineers


See also

* February 13–16, 2021 North American winter storm


References


External links


U.S. Department of Energy Texas StatisticsU.S. Department of Energy Texas Quick FactsTexas Public Utility Commission: New Electric Generating PlantsBlue Wing Solar Farm InfoAssessing climate sensitivity of peak electricity load for resilient power systems planning and operation: A study applied to the Texas region
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Power stations A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid. Many pow ...
Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...