Power Plants in Travis County, Texas

Travis County, Texas has 21 power plants totaling 1,619 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants21operating sites
Capacity1,619 MWnameplate
Generation2.7M MWhannual
CO₂1.0Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 66%Solar 11%Hydroelectric 8%Battery Storage 8%Other Fossil 7%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Sand HillAustinNatural Gas696 MWAustin Energy
Decker CreekAustinNatural Gas206 MWAustin Energy
Hal C Weaver Power PlantAustinNatural Gas153 MWUniversity Of Texas At Austin
East Blackland Solar Project 1ManorSolar144 MWDuke Energy Renewables Services
Gftx BessAustinBattery Storage125 MWGiga Texas Energy Llc
Marshall FordAustinHydroelectric108 MWLower Colorado River Authority
Tx12 Silicon Hill StoragePflugervilleOther Fossil100 MWKey Capture Energy
Webberville Solar ProjectManorSolar30.0 MWFrv Ae Solar Llc
AustinAustinHydroelectric18.0 MWLower Colorado River Authority
Central Utility PlantAustinNatural Gas14.3 MWSilicon Hills Campus, Llc
Robert Mueller Energy CenterAustinNatural Gas6.1 MWAustin Energy
System Control CenterAustinOther Fossil5.0 MWAustin Energy
Austin Gas RecoveryAustinBiomass4.8 MWWm Renewable Energy Llc
Powerfin KingsberyAustinSolar2.6 MWPowerfin Asl 1, Llc
Austin Tx GigafactoryAustinSolar1.9 MWTesla Inc.
Abia Parking StructureAustinSolar1.8 MWSocore Energy Llc
Kingsberry Energy Storage SystemAustinOther Fossil1.5 MWAustin Energy
Wal5479PflugervilleNatural Gas1.2 MWWalmart Stores Texas, Llc
Holly StreetAustinNatural Gas— MWAustin Energy
Grs Sunset FarmsAustinNatural Gas— MWGas Recovery Systems Inc
Domain Integrated Energy SystemAustinNatural Gas— MWAustin Energy

About power generation in Travis County

Travis County, Texas has 21 power plants totaling 1,619 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 66% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (11%) and Hydroelectric (8%). The largest facility is Sand Hill at 696 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Travis County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.