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Texas Gulf Sulphur

Texas Gulf Sulphur is a 102 MW operating gas power plant in Wharton County, Texas, operated by Wharton County Generation LLC.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingApr 1984 (current stage)
  5. ClosedFeb 2005 (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
GEN1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine102 MW OperatingApr 1984
GEN2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle13 MW RetiredDec 1988Feb 2005

Plant details

Operator
Wharton County Generation LLC
Location
Wharton County, Texas
Balancing authority
ERCO
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 102 MW
Retired: 12.5 MW
First unit online
Apr 1984
EIA plant ID
50137

Location

29.2639, -95.8997

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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