Power Plants Near 78591 — Santa Elena, TX

48 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 78591 (Santa Elena, Texas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 26.5808, -98.5138 · County: Starr

Natural Gas 43%Wind 40%Battery Storage 9%Other Fossil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.3 mi	Hidalgo Wind Farm Ii Edinburg, TX	Wind	50 MW	Hidalgo Wind Farm Ii Llc
9.3 mi	Anemoi Energy Storage Edinburg, TX	Battery Storage	200 MW	Anemoi Energy Storage, Llc
10.2 mi	Hidalgo Wind Farm Llc Mccook, TX	Wind	250 MW	Hidalgo Wind Farm Llc
12.1 mi	Kobernat Solar And Storage Rio Grande, TX	Solar	—	Belltown Power Texas 2, Llc
12.2 mi	Los Vientos V Wind Power Rio Grande City, TX	Wind	110 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
14.9 mi	Mesteno Rio Grande City, TX	Wind	202 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
16.3 mi	Monte Cristo 1 Monte Alto, TX	Wind	—	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind
20.4 mi	Augite Storage Rio Grande City, TX	Battery Storage	—	Belltown Power Texas 2, Llc
20.5 mi	Citrus City Bess Mission, TX	Battery Storage	10 MW	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated Bess
20.6 mi	Citrus City Mission, TX	Oil	9 MW	Power Depot Group A, Llc
22.4 mi	Los Vientos Windpower Iii Rio Grande City, TX	Wind	200 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
22.6 mi	Red Gate Power Plant Edinburg, TX	Natural Gas	224 MW	South Texas Electric Coop, Inc
22.9 mi	Rio Grande City Bess 2 Rio Grande City, TX	Battery Storage	10 MW	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated Bess
23.1 mi	Smt Rio Grande Ii Llc Rio Grande City, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Rio Grande Ii Llc
23.4 mi	Los Vientos Windpower Iv Rio Grande City, TX	Wind	200 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
25.3 mi	Wal3320 Palmhurst, TX	Natural Gas	1 MW	Walmart Stores Texas, Llc
26.0 mi	Magic Valley Generating Station Edinburg, TX	Natural Gas	801 MW	Calpine Corp-Magic Valley
26.6 mi	Hidalgo Energy Center Edinburg, TX	Natural Gas	551 MW	Calpine Corp - Hidalgo
26.7 mi	Frontera Energy Center Mission, TX	Natural Gas	529 MW	Frontera Generation Limited Partnership
27.4 mi	Alexis Solar, Llc Encino, TX	Solar	10 MW	Sol Systems
28.6 mi	Wal452 Mcallen, TX	Natural Gas	1 MW	Walmart Stores Texas, Llc
28.8 mi	Smt Rio Grande I Llc Rio Grande City, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Rio Grande I Llc
28.9 mi	Wal3886 Edinburg, TX	Natural Gas	1 MW	Walmart Stores Texas, Llc
29.5 mi	Smt Mission Llc Mission, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Mission Llc
30.6 mi	Madero Grid Mission, TX	Other Fossil	100 MW	Madero Grid, Llc
30.9 mi	Ignacio Grid Energy Storage System Mission, TX	Other Fossil	100 MW	Ignacio Grid, Llc
31.4 mi	Starr Solar Ranch Roma, TX	Battery Storage	136 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
32.8 mi	Rio Bravo Windpower, Llc Roma, TX	Wind	238 MW	Rio Bravo Windpower, Llc
33.9 mi	Heb00038 San Juan, TX	Natural Gas	1 MW	Texas Microgrid, Llc
34.5 mi	Las Lomas Wind Project Falcon, TX	Wind	202 MW	Engie North America
34.6 mi	Smt Alamo Llc Alamo, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Alamo Llc
34.8 mi	Jerboa Storage Nurillo, TX	Battery Storage	—	Cypress Creek Renewables
35.2 mi	West Raymond Wind Farm Llc Lyford, TX	Wind	240 MW	Big Sky Wind, Llc
35.9 mi	Wal5165 Alamo, TX	Natural Gas	1 MW	Walmart Stores Texas, Llc
36.0 mi	Val Verde Donna, TX	Battery Storage	10 MW	Hen Infrastructure, L.l.c.
36.9 mi	Smt Elsa Llc Elsa, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Elsa Llc
37.5 mi	Lopeno Zapata, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Engie North America
38.2 mi	Lower Rio Energy Storage Donna, TX	Battery Storage	—	Vesi 38 Llc
38.4 mi	Ridge Rd Alamo, TX	Oil	9 MW	Power Depot Group A, Llc
39.1 mi	Great Kiskadee Storage San Juan, TX	Battery Storage	100 MW	Great Kiskadee Storage, Llc
40.2 mi	Falcon Dam & Power Falcon Heights, TX	Hydroelectric	32 MW	International Bound & Wtr Comm
44.0 mi	Raymond, Llc Raymondville, TX	Wind	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
44.4 mi	Smt Mercedes Llc Mercedes, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Mercedes Llc
45.4 mi	Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers Santa Rosa, TX	Biomass	25 MW	Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.
47.8 mi	Raymond Wind Farm, Llc Lyford, TX	Wind	200 MW	Big Sky Wind, Llc
48.3 mi	Sendero Hebbronville, TX	Wind	78 MW	Sendero Wind Energy, Llc
49.0 mi	Smt Santa Rosa Llc Santa Rosa, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Santa Rosa Llc
49.1 mi	Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, TX	Oil	9 MW	Power Depot Group A, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 48 power plants within 50 miles of Santa Elena, Texas (ZIP 78591), with a combined 4,920 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 13 of the 48 nearby plants. The closest plant is Hidalgo Wind Farm Ii at 7.3 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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