Texas City Power Plant
Galveston County, Texas · EIA plant ID 52088 · Operator: Texas City Cogeneration LLC
Nameplate450MWSummer 418 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation1,341GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor37%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate6,231Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1987Runs 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 | 3,211.7 | — | — |
| 2002 | 2,727.9 | — | — |
| 2003 | 2,451.1 | 62.0% | 7,735 |
| 2004 | 2,335.2 | 59.0% | 6,310 |
| 2005 | 1,810.4 | 45.8% | 6,310 |
| 2006 | 1,259.8 | 31.9% | 6,310 |
| 2007 | 1,544.5 | 39.1% | 6,310 |
| 2008 | 1,710.4 | 43.2% | 6,358 |
| 2009 | 1,442.4 | 36.5% | 6,386 |
| 2010 | 1,363.7 | 34.5% | 6,344 |
| 2011 | 1,445.6 | 36.6% | 6,354 |
| 2012 | 1,227.3 | 31.0% | 6,399 |
| 2013 | 942.8 | 23.9% | 6,447 |
| 2014 | 1,036.2 | 26.2% | 6,409 |
| 2015 | 960 | 24.3% | 6,354 |
| 2016 | 870.8 | 22.0% | 5,929 |
| 2017 | 787 | 19.9% | 6,023 |
| 2018 | 955.1 | 24.2% | 5,986 |
| 2019 | 1,750 | 44.3% | 5,887 |
| 2020 | 1,624.4 | 41.0% | 5,896 |
| 2021 | 1,668.2 | 42.2% | 5,894 |
| 2022 | 1,702 | 43.1% | 4,790 |
| 2023 | 2,059.4 | 56.2% | 5,889 |
| 2024 | 2,131.6 | 58.1% | 5,849 |
| 2025 | 1,772.6 | 48.4% | 6,124 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 141 | 142 | May 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 103 | 92 | May 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 103 | 92 | May 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 103 | 92 | May 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Texas City Cogeneration LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Texas City Cogeneration LLC | 100.0% | 450 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Texas City Plant Union Carbide | 26 MW | 0.4 km |
| GCWA | 7 MW | 0.9 km |
| Green Power 2 | 861 MW | 1.1 km |
| Zeya | — | 1.2 km |
| Heights | 10 MW | 1.3 km |
| Power Station 4 | 191 MW | 2.1 km |