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Mountain Creek

Mountain Creek is a 852 MW operating gas power plant in Dallas County, Texas, operated by Mountain Creek Power, LLC.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingDec 1945 (current stage)
  5. ClosedMar 2009 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
8Natural Gas Steam Turbine581 MW OperatingJul 1967
7Natural Gas Steam Turbine136 MW OperatingMar 1958
6Natural Gas Steam Turbine136 MW OperatingFeb 1956
3Natural Gas Steam Turbine75 MW RetiredMay 1949Mar 2009
2Natural Gas Steam Turbine31 MW RetiredDec 1945Mar 2009

Plant details

Operator
Mountain Creek Power, LLC
Location
Dallas County, Texas
Balancing authority
ERCO
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 852 MW
Retired: 106 MW
First unit online
Dec 1945
EIA plant ID
3453

Location

32.7231, -96.9358

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem