Power Plants in Galveston County, Texas

Galveston County, Texas has 23 power plants totaling 2,632 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants23operating sites
Capacity2,632 MWnameplate
Generation7.5M MWhannual
CO₂2.8Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 97%Other Fossil 3%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Green Power 2Texas CityNatural Gas861 MWSouth Houston Green Power Llc
Topaz GeneratingTexas CityNatural Gas605 MWProenergy Services
Texas City Power PlantTexas CityNatural Gas450 MWTexas City Cogeneration Llc
BacliffBacliffNatural Gas427 MWPhr Holdings Llc
Power Station 4Texas CityNatural Gas191 MWSouth Houston Green Power Llc
Texas City Plant Union CarbideTexas CityOther Fossil45.0 MWUnion Carbide Corp-Texas City
HeightsTexas CityOther Fossil9.9 MWEngie North America
Magnolia TxTexas CityOther Fossil9.9 MWEngie North America
DickinsonDickinsonOther Fossil9.9 MWEngie North America
MainlandLa MarqueBattery Storage9.9 MWHen Infrastructure, L.l.c.
GcwaTexas CityOil7.2 MWPower Depot Group A, Llc
Wal529La MarqueNatural Gas1.3 MWWalmart Stores Texas, Llc
Wal5388League CityNatural Gas1.3 MWWalmart Stores Texas, Llc
Wal504GalvestonNatural Gas1.2 MWWalmart Stores Texas, Llc
Wal3298KemahNatural Gas1.2 MWWalmart Stores Texas, Llc
Heb00028League CityNatural Gas1.2 MWTexas Microgrid, Llc
P H RobinsonBacliffNatural Gas— MWNrg Texas Power Llc
Power Station 3Texas CityNatural Gas— MWSouth Houston Green Power Llc
Coastal PlainsAlvinNatural Gas— MWTx Lfg Energy, Lp
ZeyaTexas CityBattery Storage— MWEngie North America
Berkman StorageLeague CityBattery Storage— MWCypress Creek Renewables
Hidden LakesLeague CityBattery Storage— MWSbess Tx6 Llc
Hidden Lakes Reliability ProjectDickinsonBattery Storage— MWEvelyn Energy Storage Llc

About power generation in Galveston County

Galveston County, Texas has 23 power plants totaling 2,632 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 97% of installed capacity, followed by Other Fossil (3%) and Battery Storage (0%). The largest facility is Green Power 2 at 861 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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