Power Plants in Matagorda County, Texas

Matagorda County, Texas has 10 power plants totaling 2,881 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants10operating sites
Capacity2,880 MWnameplate
Generation22.2M MWhannual
CO₂241metric tons/year
Nuclear 94%Wind 5%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
South Texas ProjectWadsworthNuclear2,709 MWStp Nuclear Operating Co
Peyton Creek Wind Farm LlcBay CityWind151 MWBig Sky Wind, Llc
Smt Bay City LlcBay CityOther Fossil10.0 MWSmt Bay City Llc
PavlovMarkhamBattery Storage9.9 MWHen Infrastructure, L.l.c.
Heb00292Bay CityNatural Gas1.2 MWTexas Microgrid, Llc
Eldora Energy LlcPalaciosBattery Storage— MWEldora Energy Llc
Blackcat BessBay CityBattery Storage— MWRic Development, Llc
Peyton Creek Wind Farm IiBay CityWind— MWBig Sky Wind, Llc
Ventures BessBay CityBattery Storage— MWGransolar Texas Twelve Llc
Isaac SolarBay CitySolar— MWIndustrial Bravo Project, Llc

About power generation in Matagorda County

Matagorda County, Texas has 10 power plants totaling 2,881 MW of nameplate capacity. Nuclear is the dominant fuel source at 94% of installed capacity, followed by Wind (5%) and Other Fossil (0%). The largest facility is South Texas Project at 2,708 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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