Power plants planned and retiring in Texas
Texas plans 92,564 MW, 48% of its 194,097 MW in service (2nd of 51). 31,007 MW is being built or tested; solar leads at 37,891 MW.
Texas: planned against running
Texas planned, by fuel
- Solar 37,891 MW (41%)
- Storage 25,497 MW (28%)
- Wind 4,617 MW (5%)
- Natural gas 20,048 MW (22%)
- Nuclear 4,468 MW (5%)
- Oil 10 MW (0%)
- Other 33 MW (0%)
Texas operating, by fuel
- Solar 33,671 MW (17%)
- Storage 18,156 MW (9%)
- Wind 44,557 MW (23%)
- Natural gas 75,005 MW (39%)
- Coal 15,678 MW (8%)
- Nuclear 4,980 MW (3%)
- Hydro 712 MW (0%)
- Oil 706 MW (0%)
- Other 632 MW (0%)
When Texas capacity arrives and leaves
MW due online and retiring in Texas, 2026 to 2034: 8 rows
| Year | Texas planned MW | Texas retiring MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18954 | 1062 |
| 2027 | 27713 | 777 |
| 2028 | 22519 | 1813 |
| 2029 | 7546 | 412 |
| 2030 | 10953 | 307 |
| 2031 | 2644 | 548 |
| 2032 | 2234 | 10 |
| 2034 | No data | 742 |
8 rows from EIA-860M.
CSVTexas projects dated after 2035 or without a year: 0 MW.
Where the Texas projects are
Texas: 150 counties shaded, darker for more planned MW.
Filter Texas planned projects
Filter the 369 planned project lines in Texas.
92,564 MW across 369 project lines, 48% of the 194,097 MW operating in Texas.
- Project Matador Gas Plant (PMG), Carson: 8,832 MW natural gas, online 2030
- Project Matador Gas Plant (PMG), Carson: 2,312 MW natural gas, online 2027
- Project Matador Nuclear, Carson: 2,234 MW nuclear, online 2031
- Project Matador Nuclear, Carson: 2,234 MW nuclear, online 2032
- CPV Basin Ranch Energy Center, Ward: 1,345 MW natural gas, online 2029
What the Texas numbers say
Texas runs 194,097 MW today. The planned list would add 92,564 MW (48%) while 7,701 MW (4%) of operating units carry a retirement date. Through 2035, Texas has 92,564 MW due online and 5,671 MW due to retire there.
Texas planned mix: 73% solar, storage and wind, 22% natural gas. Texas stages: 31,007 MW under construction or in testing, 6,099 MW permits received, not started, 15,604 MW permits pending, 39,853 MW early planning, no approvals started. Texas retired 2,841 MW from 2021 to 2026 and has 42,975 MW on the canceled or postponed list.
Texas capacity by fuel and status
| Texas fuel | Operating MW | Planned MW | Retiring MW | Retired MW | Canceled in Texas, MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 33,671 | 37,891 | – | 1 | 9,913 |
| Storage | 18,156 | 25,497 | 210 | 9 | 7,904 |
| Wind | 44,557 | 4,617 | 478 | 259 | 2,653 |
| Natural gas | 75,005 | 20,048 | 5,384 | 1,026 | 15,600 |
| Coal | 15,678 | – | 1,627 | 1,490 | 6,900 |
| Nuclear | 4,980 | 4,468 | – | – | – |
| Hydro | 712 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oil | 706 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other | 632 | 33 | – | 52 | 1 |
| All fuels | 194,097 | 92,564 | 7,701 | 2,841 | 42,975 |
Texas counties with the most planned capacity
| Texas county | Planned, MW | Generators | Largest fuel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson County | 16,024 | 161 | Natural gas |
| Brazoria County | 2,499 | 13 | Storage |
| Ward County | 2,235 | 7 | Natural gas |
| Navarro County | 2,231 | 11 | Solar |
| Wharton County | 2,229 | 9 | Solar |
| Haskell County | 2,022 | 8 | Solar |
| Hill County | 1,820 | 12 | Solar |
| Deaf Smith County | 1,686 | 3 | Solar |
| Lamar County | 1,616 | 8 | Solar |
| Wilson County | 1,600 | 4 | Storage |
Largest planned projects in Texas
| Texas plant | County | Fuel | Stage | Due | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Matador Gas Plant (PMG) | Carson | Natural gas | Early planning, no approvals started | 2030 | 8,832 |
| Project Matador Gas Plant (PMG) | Carson | Natural gas | Early planning, no approvals started | 2027 | 2,312 |
| Project Matador Nuclear | Carson | Nuclear | Early planning, no approvals started | 2031 | 2,234 |
| Project Matador Nuclear | Carson | Nuclear | Early planning, no approvals started | 2032 | 2,234 |
| CPV Basin Ranch Energy Center | Ward | Natural gas | Under construction or in testing | 2029 | 1,345 |
| Sandow Lakes Energy Station | Lee | Natural gas | Early planning, no approvals started | 2028 | 1,180 |
| Orange County Advanced Power Station | Orange | Natural gas | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 1,158 |
| Naples Power Plant | Morris | Natural gas | Early planning, no approvals started | 2028 | 900 |
| Vast Sands Power | Ward | Natural gas | Under construction or in testing | 2027 | 880 |
| Gigawatt Solar | Parker | Solar | Early planning, no approvals started | 2028 | 773 |
Texas against its neighbors
Texas: planned MW equal 48% of operating. Bordering states: Arkansas plans 35% of what it runs (12 points below Texas); Louisiana plans 41% of what it runs (7 points below Texas); New Mexico plans 20% of what it runs (27 points below Texas); Oklahoma plans 15% of what it runs (33 points below Texas).
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EIA-860M inventory for Texas: 2,486 operating generators, 369 planned lines, edition August 2026, retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Sources for {e(sn)}.
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Questions
Texas: how much new power plant capacity is planned?
92,564 MW, 48% of the 194,097 MW Texas runs. 31,007 MW is being built or tested in Texas.
Texas: what kind of power plants are planned?
Solar leads Texas with 37,891 of 92,564 planned MW.
Texas: which power plants are retiring?
7,701 MW of Texas units have a retirement date, of which 1,627 MW is coal and 5,384 MW natural gas.
Will Texas get all the planned plants?
Not necessarily. Texas has 42,975 MW canceled or postponed, and 2,841 MW (coal the largest group) retired from 2021 to 2026.