Power Plants Near 78576 — Penitas, TX

56 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 78576 (Penitas, Texas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 26.2780, -98.4469 · County: Hidalgo

Wind 44%Natural Gas 37%Battery Storage 8%Other Fossil 5%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.7 mi	Frontera Energy Center Mission, TX	Natural Gas	529 MW	Frontera Generation Limited Partnership
6.6 mi	Citrus City Mission, TX	Oil	9 MW	Power Depot Group A, Llc
6.6 mi	Citrus City Bess Mission, TX	Battery Storage	10 MW	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated Bess
8.2 mi	Wal3320 Palmhurst, TX	Natural Gas	1 MW	Walmart Stores Texas, Llc
9.8 mi	Smt Mission Llc Mission, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Mission Llc
10.4 mi	Madero Grid Mission, TX	Other Fossil	100 MW	Madero Grid, Llc
10.4 mi	Augite Storage Rio Grande City, TX	Battery Storage	—	Belltown Power Texas 2, Llc
10.8 mi	Ignacio Grid Energy Storage System Mission, TX	Other Fossil	100 MW	Ignacio Grid, Llc
12.0 mi	Los Vientos V Wind Power Rio Grande City, TX	Wind	110 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
12.1 mi	Anemoi Energy Storage Edinburg, TX	Battery Storage	200 MW	Anemoi Energy Storage, Llc
12.7 mi	Wal452 Mcallen, TX	Natural Gas	1 MW	Walmart Stores Texas, Llc
13.1 mi	Hidalgo Wind Farm Llc Mccook, TX	Wind	250 MW	Hidalgo Wind Farm Llc
13.3 mi	Kobernat Solar And Storage Rio Grande, TX	Solar	—	Belltown Power Texas 2, Llc
14.8 mi	Hidalgo Wind Farm Ii Edinburg, TX	Wind	50 MW	Hidalgo Wind Farm Ii Llc
15.0 mi	Wal3886 Edinburg, TX	Natural Gas	1 MW	Walmart Stores Texas, Llc
16.1 mi	Monte Cristo 1 Monte Alto, TX	Wind	—	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind
16.5 mi	Magic Valley Generating Station Edinburg, TX	Natural Gas	801 MW	Calpine Corp-Magic Valley
17.4 mi	Hidalgo Energy Center Edinburg, TX	Natural Gas	551 MW	Calpine Corp - Hidalgo
18.2 mi	Heb00038 San Juan, TX	Natural Gas	1 MW	Texas Microgrid, Llc
20.5 mi	Red Gate Power Plant Edinburg, TX	Natural Gas	224 MW	South Texas Electric Coop, Inc
20.6 mi	Wal5165 Alamo, TX	Natural Gas	1 MW	Walmart Stores Texas, Llc
20.9 mi	Great Kiskadee Storage San Juan, TX	Battery Storage	100 MW	Great Kiskadee Storage, Llc
20.9 mi	Smt Alamo Llc Alamo, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Alamo Llc
21.2 mi	Jerboa Storage Nurillo, TX	Battery Storage	—	Cypress Creek Renewables
22.9 mi	Ridge Rd Alamo, TX	Oil	9 MW	Power Depot Group A, Llc
22.9 mi	Val Verde Donna, TX	Battery Storage	10 MW	Hen Infrastructure, L.l.c.
23.5 mi	Los Vientos Windpower Iii Rio Grande City, TX	Wind	200 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
24.1 mi	Los Vientos Windpower Iv Rio Grande City, TX	Wind	200 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
24.4 mi	Rio Grande City Bess 2 Rio Grande City, TX	Battery Storage	10 MW	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated Bess
24.4 mi	Smt Rio Grande Ii Llc Rio Grande City, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Rio Grande Ii Llc
24.5 mi	Lower Rio Energy Storage Donna, TX	Battery Storage	—	Vesi 38 Llc
25.1 mi	Mesteno Rio Grande City, TX	Wind	202 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
27.1 mi	Smt Elsa Llc Elsa, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Elsa Llc
28.9 mi	West Raymond Wind Farm Llc Lyford, TX	Wind	240 MW	Big Sky Wind, Llc
31.7 mi	Smt Rio Grande I Llc Rio Grande City, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Rio Grande I Llc
33.3 mi	Smt Mercedes Llc Mercedes, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Mercedes Llc
35.9 mi	Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers Santa Rosa, TX	Biomass	25 MW	Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.
38.8 mi	Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, TX	Oil	9 MW	Power Depot Group A, Llc
38.8 mi	Smt Santa Rosa Llc Santa Rosa, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Santa Rosa Llc
39.1 mi	Starr Solar Ranch Roma, TX	Battery Storage	136 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
39.8 mi	Accalia Point Solar, Llc La Feria, TX	Solar	—	Accalia Point Solar, Llc
41.7 mi	Raymond Wind Farm, Llc Lyford, TX	Wind	200 MW	Big Sky Wind, Llc
42.1 mi	Raymond, Llc Raymondville, TX	Wind	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
42.3 mi	Nebula Solar La Feria, TX	Solar	135 MW	Rayos Del Sol Solar Project, Llc
42.3 mi	Vancourt Solar Interconnections La Feria, TX	Solar	45 MW	Rayos Del Sol Solar Project, Llc
44.2 mi	Alexis Solar, Llc Encino, TX	Solar	10 MW	Sol Systems
44.7 mi	Rio Bravo Windpower, Llc Roma, TX	Wind	238 MW	Rio Bravo Windpower, Llc
45.2 mi	Smt Harlingen Ii Llc Harlingen, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Harlingen Ii Llc
47.6 mi	Las Lomas Wind Project Falcon, TX	Wind	202 MW	Engie North America
48.4 mi	Falcon Dam & Power Falcon Heights, TX	Hydroelectric	32 MW	International Bound & Wtr Comm
48.6 mi	Los Vientos Wind 1b Sebastian, TX	Wind	202 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
48.7 mi	Magic Valley Wind Farm I Llc San Perlita, TX	Wind	203 MW	Big Sky Wind, Llc
48.9 mi	E. Porte Ct. Harlingen, TX	Oil	9 MW	Power Depot Group A, Llc
49.7 mi	Bruennings Breeze Wind Farm Raymondville, TX	Wind	228 MW	Big Sky Wind, Llc
49.7 mi	Vaquero Harlingen, TX	Oil	9 MW	Power Depot Group A, Llc
49.8 mi	Lopeno Zapata, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Engie North America

Power generation near this area

There are 56 power plants within 50 miles of Penitas, Texas (ZIP 78576), with a combined 5,683 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 15 of the 56 nearby plants. The closest plant is Frontera Energy Center at 5.7 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Texas, visit the Texas state page.

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