🛢 Oil Power Plants in Texas
Texas operates 28 oil power plants totaling 264 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 140.0k MWh.
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.
Plants28operating
Capacity263 MWnameplate
Generation140.0k MWhannual
All Texas oil plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West | Corpus Christi | Nueces County | 69 MW | Valero Refining Co |
| State Farm Insur Support Center Central | Irving | Dallas County | 11 MW | State Farm Mutual Auto Ins Co |
| Bakke | Andrews | Andrews County | 9 MW | Power Depot Group A, Llc |
| Citrus City | Mission | Hidalgo County | 9 MW | Power Depot Group A, Llc |
| Clara | Houston | Harris County | 9 MW | Power Depot Group A, Llc |
| Cutten | Houston | Harris County | 9 MW | Power Depot Group A, Llc |
| E. Porte Ct. | Harlingen | Cameron County | 9 MW | Power Depot Group A, Llc |
| Frankel | Andrews | Andrews County | 9 MW | Power Depot Group A, Llc |
| Goldsmith | Goldsmith | Ector County | 9 MW | Power Depot Group A, Llc |
| Mckeever | Fresno | Fort Bend County | 9 MW | Power Depot Group A, Llc |
| N. Mary Francis | Odessa | Ector County | 9 MW | Power Depot Group A, Llc |
| Ridge Rd | Alamo | Hidalgo County | 9 MW | Power Depot Group A, Llc |
| Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa | Cameron County | 9 MW | Power Depot Group A, Llc |
| Southwick | Houston | Harris County | 9 MW | Power Depot Group A, Llc |
| Stonegate | Katy | Fort Bend County | 9 MW | Power Depot Group A, Llc |
| Tumbleweed | Andrews | Andrews County | 9 MW | Power Depot Group A, Llc |
| Vaquero | Harlingen | Cameron County | 9 MW | Power Depot Group A, Llc |
| Villa Cavasos | Brownsville | Cameron County | 9 MW | Power Depot Group A, Llc |
| Westover | Odessa | Ector County | 9 MW | Power Depot Group A, Llc |
| Seadrift Coke Lp | Port Lavaca | Calhoun County | 8 MW | Seadrift Coke L P |
| Gcwa | Texas City | Galveston County | 7 MW | Power Depot Group A, Llc |
| Works 4 | Wichita Falls | Wichita County | 5 MW | Vitro Architectural Glass |
| Prsi Fcc Generator | Pasadena | Harris County | 5 MW | Pasadena Refining System Inc |
| Wal202 | Frisco | Collin County | 1 MW | Walmart Stores Texas, Llc |
| Wal3777 | Frisco | Denton County | 1 MW | Walmart Stores Texas, Llc |
| Wal5211 | Mckinney | Collin County | 1 MW | Walmart Stores Texas, Llc |
| Wal5311 | Mckinney | Collin County | 1 MW | Walmart Stores Texas, Llc |
| Cg Ps Victoria Wwtp, Llc | Victoria | Victoria County | 1 MW | Cleargen Llc |