Power Plants Near 78596 — Weslaco, TX

59 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 78596 (Weslaco, Texas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 26.1694, -97.9887 · County: Hidalgo

Wind 48%Natural Gas 38%Battery Storage 5%Other Fossil 5%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.1 mi	Lower Rio Energy Storage Donna, TX	Battery Storage	—	Vesi 38 Llc
6.3 mi	Smt Mercedes Llc Mercedes, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Mercedes Llc
6.8 mi	Ridge Rd Alamo, TX	Oil	9 MW	Power Depot Group A, Llc
7.2 mi	Val Verde Donna, TX	Battery Storage	10 MW	Hen Infrastructure, L.l.c.
8.6 mi	Jerboa Storage Nurillo, TX	Battery Storage	—	Cypress Creek Renewables
8.8 mi	Wal5165 Alamo, TX	Natural Gas	1 MW	Walmart Stores Texas, Llc
8.8 mi	Smt Alamo Llc Alamo, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Alamo Llc
8.8 mi	Smt Elsa Llc Elsa, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Elsa Llc
10.2 mi	Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers Santa Rosa, TX	Biomass	25 MW	Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.
10.6 mi	Accalia Point Solar, Llc La Feria, TX	Solar	—	Accalia Point Solar, Llc
11.1 mi	Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, TX	Oil	9 MW	Power Depot Group A, Llc
11.1 mi	Smt Santa Rosa Llc Santa Rosa, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Santa Rosa Llc
11.1 mi	Heb00038 San Juan, TX	Natural Gas	1 MW	Texas Microgrid, Llc
12.2 mi	Great Kiskadee Storage San Juan, TX	Battery Storage	100 MW	Great Kiskadee Storage, Llc
13.0 mi	Nebula Solar La Feria, TX	Solar	135 MW	Rayos Del Sol Solar Project, Llc
13.0 mi	Vancourt Solar Interconnections La Feria, TX	Solar	45 MW	Rayos Del Sol Solar Project, Llc
14.3 mi	West Raymond Wind Farm Llc Lyford, TX	Wind	240 MW	Big Sky Wind, Llc
15.0 mi	Wal3886 Edinburg, TX	Natural Gas	1 MW	Walmart Stores Texas, Llc
16.3 mi	Smt Harlingen Ii Llc Harlingen, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Harlingen Ii Llc
16.6 mi	Hidalgo Energy Center Edinburg, TX	Natural Gas	551 MW	Calpine Corp - Hidalgo
16.7 mi	Wal452 Mcallen, TX	Natural Gas	1 MW	Walmart Stores Texas, Llc
17.2 mi	Magic Valley Generating Station Edinburg, TX	Natural Gas	801 MW	Calpine Corp-Magic Valley
18.6 mi	Raymond Wind Farm, Llc Lyford, TX	Wind	200 MW	Big Sky Wind, Llc
20.2 mi	E. Porte Ct. Harlingen, TX	Oil	9 MW	Power Depot Group A, Llc
20.8 mi	Vaquero Harlingen, TX	Oil	9 MW	Power Depot Group A, Llc
20.8 mi	Smt Mission Llc Mission, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Mission Llc
20.9 mi	Ignacio Grid Energy Storage System Mission, TX	Other Fossil	100 MW	Ignacio Grid, Llc
21.2 mi	Madero Grid Mission, TX	Other Fossil	100 MW	Madero Grid, Llc
21.2 mi	Wal3320 Palmhurst, TX	Natural Gas	1 MW	Walmart Stores Texas, Llc
22.6 mi	Aegle Power Harlingen, TX	Natural Gas	—	Coronado Power Ventures Llc
22.7 mi	Red Gate Power Plant Edinburg, TX	Natural Gas	224 MW	South Texas Electric Coop, Inc
23.3 mi	Harryoung Pv And Bess Harlingen, TX	Battery Storage	—	Gransolar Texas Four Llc
23.5 mi	Los Vientos Wind 1b Sebastian, TX	Wind	202 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
24.5 mi	Tx18 Cottage Meadow Storage Rio Hondo, TX	Battery Storage	—	Key Capture Energy
24.8 mi	Raymond, Llc Raymondville, TX	Wind	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
24.8 mi	Citrus City Mission, TX	Oil	9 MW	Power Depot Group A, Llc
24.8 mi	Citrus City Bess Mission, TX	Battery Storage	10 MW	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated Bess
25.6 mi	Frontera Energy Center Mission, TX	Natural Gas	529 MW	Frontera Generation Limited Partnership
26.4 mi	Villa Cavasos Brownsville, TX	Oil	9 MW	Power Depot Group A, Llc
27.3 mi	Monte Cristo 1 Monte Alto, TX	Wind	—	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind
27.3 mi	Los Vientos Wind 1a Sebastian, TX	Wind	200 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
28.0 mi	Magic Valley Wind Farm I Llc San Perlita, TX	Wind	203 MW	Big Sky Wind, Llc
29.6 mi	Smt Los Fresnos Llc Los Fresnos, TX	Other Fossil	10 MW	Smt Los Fresnos Llc
30.1 mi	La Chalupa, Llc Rio Hondo, TX	Wind	199 MW	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
30.6 mi	Bruennings Breeze Wind Farm Raymondville, TX	Wind	228 MW	Big Sky Wind, Llc
30.6 mi	Las Majadas Wind Farm Santa Monica, TX	Wind	273 MW	Las Majadas Wind Farm, Llc
31.6 mi	Palmas Wind, Llc Rio Hondo, TX	Wind	145 MW	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
32.0 mi	Wal456 Brownsville, TX	Natural Gas	1 MW	Walmart Stores Texas, Llc
32.4 mi	Hecate Grid East Valley Storage Brownsville, TX	Battery Storage	—	Hecate Grid East Valley Storage, Llc
32.5 mi	Cameron Wind 1 Llc Rio Hondo, TX	Wind	165 MW	Cameron Wind 1 Llc
33.2 mi	Hidalgo Wind Farm Llc Mccook, TX	Wind	250 MW	Hidalgo Wind Farm Llc
33.3 mi	El Sauz Ranch Wind, Llc San Perlita, TX	Wind	301 MW	El Sauz Ranch Wind, Llc
34.0 mi	Silas Ray Brownsville, TX	Natural Gas	143 MW	Brownsville Public Utilities Board
36.1 mi	Anemoi Energy Storage Edinburg, TX	Battery Storage	200 MW	Anemoi Energy Storage, Llc
36.2 mi	Hidalgo Wind Farm Ii Edinburg, TX	Wind	50 MW	Hidalgo Wind Farm Ii Llc
38.0 mi	San Roman Wind I, Llc Los Fresnos, TX	Wind	95 MW	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
39.7 mi	Augite Storage Rio Grande City, TX	Battery Storage	—	Belltown Power Texas 2, Llc
39.8 mi	Los Vientos V Wind Power Rio Grande City, TX	Wind	110 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
41.1 mi	Kobernat Solar And Storage Rio Grande, TX	Solar	—	Belltown Power Texas 2, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 59 power plants within 50 miles of Weslaco, Texas (ZIP 78596), with a combined 5,964 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 17 of the 59 nearby plants. The closest plant is Lower Rio Energy Storage at 5.1 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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