Power Plants Near 78661 — Prairie Lea, TX

66 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 78661 (Prairie Lea, Texas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 29.7239, -97.7449 · County: Caldwell

Natural Gas 68%Coal 23%Battery Storage 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.1 mi	Timmerman Power Plant Maxwell, TX	Natural Gas	—	Lower Colorado River Authority
15.2 mi	Hays Energy Project San Marcos, TX	Natural Gas	989 MW	Hays Energy, Llc
16.4 mi	Rio Nogales Power Project Seguin, TX	Natural Gas	940 MW	City Of San Antonio - (Tx)
16.7 mi	Mesquite Creek Lfgte Project New Braunfels, TX	Biomass	3 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
16.8 mi	Niagara Bottling - Seguin Seguin, TX	Solar	5 MW	Skyhigh 2 Solar
16.9 mi	Cachi Seguin, TX	Battery Storage	—	Engie North America
17.1 mi	Nolte Seguin, TX	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Guadalupe Blanco River Authority
17.4 mi	H 4 Cost, TX	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Guadalupe Blanco River Authority
19.0 mi	Dunlap Tp 1 New Brannfels, TX	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Guadalupe Blanco River Authority
19.5 mi	Tp 4 Seguin, TX	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Guadalupe Blanco River Authority
19.9 mi	Abbott Tp 3 Mcqueeney, TX	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Guadalupe Blanco River Authority
23.3 mi	H 5 Gonzales, TX	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Guadalupe Blanco River Authority
23.6 mi	Libra Storage Seguin, TX	Battery Storage	236 MW	Libra Storage Llc
24.8 mi	Guadalupe Generating Station Marion, TX	Natural Gas	1,088 MW	Guadalupe Power Partners Lp
28.8 mi	Canyon Canyon Lake, TX	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Guadalupe Blanco River Authority
30.8 mi	Big Star Solar, Llc (Hybrid) Rosanky, TX	Solar	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
31.4 mi	Bastrop Energy Center Cedar Creek, TX	Natural Gas	619 MW	Bastrop Energy Partners, Lp
33.5 mi	Abia Parking Structure Austin, TX	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
34.3 mi	System Control Center Austin, TX	Other Fossil	5 MW	Austin Energy
34.5 mi	Sand Hill Austin, TX	Natural Gas	696 MW	Austin Energy
34.7 mi	Ikea Live Oak Rooftop Pv System Live Oak, TX	Solar	2 MW	Ikea Property Inc
35.1 mi	Austin Tx Gigafactory Austin, TX	Solar	2 MW	Tesla Inc.
35.7 mi	Gftx Bess Austin, TX	Battery Storage	125 MW	Giga Texas Energy Llc
36.1 mi	Ebony Energy Storage San Antonio, TX	Battery Storage	208 MW	Ebony Energy Storage, Llc
36.4 mi	Holly Street Austin, TX	Natural Gas	—	Austin Energy
37.2 mi	Oci Alamo 3 Llc San Antonio, TX	Solar	6 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
37.6 mi	Powerfin Kingsbery Austin, TX	Solar	3 MW	Powerfin Asl 1, Llc
37.6 mi	Kingsberry Energy Storage System Austin, TX	Other Fossil	2 MW	Austin Energy
38.3 mi	Webberville Solar Project Manor, TX	Solar	30 MW	Frv Ae Solar Llc
38.9 mi	Hal C Weaver Power Plant Austin, TX	Natural Gas	153 MW	University Of Texas At Austin
39.4 mi	Oci Alamo 2, Llc Converse, TX	Solar	4 MW	Oci Energy Llc
39.4 mi	Austin Austin, TX	Hydroelectric	18 MW	Lower Colorado River Authority
39.6 mi	Cps 1 Community Solar Adkins, TX	Solar	1 MW	City Of San Antonio - (Tx)
40.2 mi	Robert Mueller Energy Center Austin, TX	Natural Gas	6 MW	Austin Energy
40.6 mi	7v Solar Ranch Muldoon, TX	Solar	—	7v Solar Ranch, Llc
40.7 mi	Sim Gideon Bastrop, TX	Natural Gas	623 MW	Lower Colorado River Authority
40.8 mi	Lost Pines 1 Power Project Bastrop, TX	Natural Gas	609 MW	Lower Colorado River Authority
40.8 mi	Dogwood Creek Solar And Bess Bastrop, TX	Battery Storage	—	Solar Proponent Llc
40.8 mi	Decker Creek Austin, TX	Natural Gas	206 MW	Austin Energy
41.3 mi	Tessman Road San Antonio, TX	Natural Gas	—	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
42.6 mi	W B Tuttle San Antonio, TX	Natural Gas	—	City Of San Antonio - (Tx)
42.6 mi	Heb_cpssadc San Antonio, TX	Natural Gas	6 MW	Texas Microgrid, Llc
42.8 mi	Austin Gas Recovery Austin, TX	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
43.3 mi	Alamo City Ess Tbd, TX	Battery Storage	—	Alamo City Ess Llc
43.4 mi	Grs Sunset Farms Austin, TX	Natural Gas	—	Gas Recovery Systems Inc
43.9 mi	Rush Ess Tbd, TX	Battery Storage	—	Rush Ess Llc
44.1 mi	Alina Energy Llc Unincorporated Wilson, TX	Battery Storage	—	Alina Energy Llc
44.5 mi	Padua 1 San Antonio, TX	Battery Storage	—	Padua 1
44.5 mi	Padua 2 San Antonio, TX	Battery Storage	—	Padua 2
44.5 mi	Padua 3 San Antonio, TX	Battery Storage	—	Padua 3
44.9 mi	J K Spruce San Antonio, TX	Coal	1,489 MW	City Of San Antonio - (Tx)
45.1 mi	J T Deely San Antonio, TX	Coal	932 MW	City Of San Antonio - (Tx)
45.2 mi	O W Sommers San Antonio, TX	Natural Gas	892 MW	City Of San Antonio - (Tx)
46.2 mi	Felps 1 - Calaveras Floresville, TX	Solar	1 MW	Dg Central 1, Llc
46.2 mi	Felps 2 - Calaveras Floresville, TX	Solar	1 MW	Dg Central 1, Llc
46.5 mi	Felps 3 - Floresville South Floresville, TX	Solar	1 MW	Dg Central 1, Llc
46.5 mi	Felps 4 - Floresville South Floresville, TX	Solar	1 MW	Dg Central 1, Llc
46.6 mi	Domain Integrated Energy System Austin, TX	Natural Gas	—	Austin Energy
46.6 mi	Felps 5- Floresville South Floresville, TX	Solar	1 MW	Dg Central 1, Llc
46.9 mi	Central Utility Plant Austin, TX	Natural Gas	14 MW	Silicon Hills Campus, Llc
47.0 mi	Marshall Ford Austin, TX	Hydroelectric	108 MW	Lower Colorado River Authority
48.6 mi	Tx12 Silicon Hill Storage Pflugerville, TX	Other Fossil	100 MW	Key Capture Energy
48.9 mi	Felps 6- Floresville West Floresville, TX	Solar	1 MW	Dg Central 1, Llc
48.9 mi	Felps 7- Floresville West Floresville, TX	Solar	1 MW	Dg Central 1, Llc
48.9 mi	Blue Wing Solar Energy Generation San Antonio, TX	Solar	14 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
49.6 mi	Winchester Power Park Winchester, TX	Natural Gas	242 MW	Lower Colorado River Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 66 power plants within 50 miles of Prairie Lea, Texas (ZIP 78661), with a combined 10,411 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 20 of the 66 nearby plants. The closest plant is Timmerman Power Plant at 11.1 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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