W A Parish
Fort Bend County, Texas · EIA plant ID 3470 · Operator: NRG Texas Power LLC
Nameplate4,008MWSummer 3,632 MW
Generators9in service
Net generation13,652GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor43%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,307Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1958Runs as baseload
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17,078 | — | — |
| 2002 | 20,026 | — | — |
| 2003 | 18,835.6 | 58.9% | 10,443 |
| 2004 | 19,144.2 | 59.7% | 10,409 |
| 2005 | 19,688.2 | 61.5% | 10,464 |
| 2006 | 20,178.8 | 62.6% | 10,407 |
| 2007 | 20,068.1 | 62.7% | 10,612 |
| 2008 | 19,748.4 | 61.3% | 10,336 |
| 2009 | 18,971.8 | 59.1% | 10,433 |
| 2010 | 17,492.4 | 54.5% | 10,624 |
| 2011 | 17,970 | 55.8% | 10,537 |
| 2012 | 14,375.4 | 44.5% | 10,589 |
| 2013 | 15,803.7 | 49.1% | 10,558 |
| 2014 | 16,130.3 | 50.1% | 10,545 |
| 2015 | 15,808.8 | 49.1% | 10,522 |
| 2016 | 13,299.9 | 41.2% | 10,630 |
| 2017 | 16,206.6 | 50.3% | 10,379 |
| 2018 | 15,850.5 | 49.2% | 10,377 |
| 2019 | 14,328.2 | 44.3% | 10,722 |
| 2020 | 10,810.2 | 33.4% | 11,253 |
| 2021 | 14,816.8 | 45.8% | 10,981 |
| 2022 | 13,122 | 40.6% | 11,228 |
| 2023 | 10,743.3 | 33.5% | 11,682 |
| 2024 | 12,165.8 | 38.1% | 11,573 |
| 2025 | 15,578.7 | 49.0% | 11,308 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 187.8 | 169 | Jun 1958 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 187.8 | 169 | Dec 1958 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 299.2 | 240 | Mar 1961 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 580.5 | 527 | Jun 1968 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 734.1 | 664 | Dec 1977 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 734.1 | 663 | Dec 1978 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 614.6 | 577 | Jun 1980 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 8 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 654 | 610 | Dec 1982 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 16.3 | 13 | Jul 1967 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: NRG Texas Power LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| NRG Texas Power LLC | 100.0% | 4,008 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| W.A. Parish Carbon Capture Plant | 82 MW | 0.9 km |
| Bypass BESS | 200 MW | 0.9 km |
| Crowned Heron 2 - Storage, LLC | 150 MW | 1.1 km |
| Braes Bayou Plant | 484 MW | 1.1 km |
| Crowned Heron 1 - Storage, LLC | 150 MW | 1.2 km |
| Jack Fusco Energy Center | 676 MW | 1.3 km |