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Texas City Power Plant

Texas City Power Plant is a 450 MW operating gas power plant in Galveston County, Texas, operated by Texas City Cogeneration LLC.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingMay 1987 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GEN1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle141 MW OperatingMay 1987
GEN2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle103 MW OperatingMay 1987
GEN3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle103 MW OperatingMay 1987
GEN4Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle103 MW OperatingMay 1987

Plant details

Operator
Texas City Cogeneration LLC
Location
Galveston County, Texas
Balancing authority
ERCO
Sector
IPP CHP
Capacity
Operating: 450 MW
First unit online
May 1987
EIA plant ID
52088

Location

29.3787, -94.9438

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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