🌿 Biomass Power Plants in Texas
Texas operates 15 biomass power plants totaling 401 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 1.5M MWh.
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.
Plants15operating
Capacity400 MWnameplate
Generation1.5M MWhannual
Where biomass plants sit in Texas
All Texas biomass plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacogdoches Power | Cushing | Nacogdoches County | 114 MW | Austin Energy |
| International Paper Texarkana Mill | Queen City | Cass County | 65 MW | Graphic Packaging International - Texarkana |
| Westrock (Tx) | Evadale | Jasper County | 58 MW | Westrock (Tx) |
| Woodville Renewable Power Project | Woodville | Tyler County | 50 MW | East Texas Electric Coop, Inc |
| Usg Paper, Llc - Orange Mill | Orange | Orange County | 48 MW | Usg Paper Llc |
| Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers | Santa Rosa | Hidalgo County | 25 MW | Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc. |
| Covel Gardens Gas Recovery | San Antonio | Bexar County | 10 MW | Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl |
| Snider Industries | Marshall | Harrison County | 5 MW | Snider Industries Inc |
| Austin Gas Recovery | Austin | Travis County | 5 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Nelson Gardens Landfill Gas To Energy | San Antonio | Bexar County | 4 MW | Nelson Gardens Energy, Llc |
| Ameresco Dallas Llc | Dallas | Dallas County | 4 MW | Ameresco Dallas Llc |
| Security | Cleveland | Montgomery County | 3 MW | Tx Lfg Energy, Lp |
| Westside Landfill Gas Recovery | Aledo | Parker County | 3 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Farmers Branch Renewable Energy Facility | Lewisville | Denton County | 3 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Mesquite Creek Lfgte Project | New Braunfels | Comal County | 3 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |