Power Plants in Cameron County, Texas

Cameron County, Texas has 22 power plants totaling 1,395 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants22operating sites
Capacity1,395 MWnameplate
Generation2.6M MWhannual
CO₂94.5kmetric tons/year
Wind 72%Solar 13%Natural Gas 10%Oil 3%Other Fossil 2%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Los Vientos Wind 1bSebastianWind202 MWDuke Energy Renewables Services
Los Vientos Wind 1aSebastianWind200 MWDuke Energy Renewables Services
La Chalupa, LlcRio HondoWind199 MWAcciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
Cameron Wind 1 LlcRio HondoWind165 MWCameron Wind 1 Llc
Palmas Wind, LlcRio HondoWind145 MWAcciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
Silas RayBrownsvilleNatural Gas143 MWBrownsville Public Utilities Board
Nebula SolarLa FeriaSolar135 MWRayos Del Sol Solar Project, Llc
San Roman Wind I, LlcLos FresnosWind95.3 MWAcciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
Vancourt Solar InterconnectionsLa FeriaSolar45.0 MWRayos Del Sol Solar Project, Llc
Smt Santa Rosa LlcSanta RosaOther Fossil10.0 MWSmt Santa Rosa Llc
Smt Los Fresnos LlcLos FresnosOther Fossil10.0 MWSmt Los Fresnos Llc
Smt Harlingen Ii LlcHarlingenOther Fossil10.0 MWSmt Harlingen Ii Llc
E. Porte Ct.HarlingenOil9.0 MWPower Depot Group A, Llc
Santa RosaSanta RosaOil9.0 MWPower Depot Group A, Llc
VaqueroHarlingenOil9.0 MWPower Depot Group A, Llc
Villa CavasosBrownsvilleOil9.0 MWPower Depot Group A, Llc
Wal456BrownsvilleNatural Gas1.2 MWWalmart Stores Texas, Llc
Aegle PowerHarlingenNatural Gas— MWCoronado Power Ventures Llc
Tx18 Cottage Meadow StorageRio HondoBattery Storage— MWKey Capture Energy
Hecate Grid East Valley StorageBrownsvilleBattery Storage— MWHecate Grid East Valley Storage, Llc
Accalia Point Solar, LlcLa FeriaSolar— MWAccalia Point Solar, Llc
Harryoung Pv And BessHarlingenBattery Storage— MWGransolar Texas Four Llc

About power generation in Cameron County

Cameron County, Texas has 22 power plants totaling 1,395 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the dominant fuel source at 72% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (13%) and Natural Gas (10%). The largest facility is Los Vientos Wind 1b at 201 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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