Power plant · Texas, United States
Big Brown Power Plant
Big Brown Power Plant is a closed coal power plant in Texas, United States, with 1,187 MW of capacity, operated by Luminant Generation Company LLC.
Grid connection
It closed in 2018, which freed up a 1,187 MW grid connection at 345 kV to the grid of Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, unless it has been reassigned since.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Texas | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1971 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2018 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Luminant Generation Company LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,187 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Steam Coal | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 345 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 31.8206, -96.0544 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Big Brown is the 21st-largest of 131 power plants in Texas and the 244th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 1,187 MW is 0.13% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 21st of 131 | 111,585 MW | 1.1% |
| United States | 244th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | 0.13% |
| All power plants in our data | 371st of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 mines (2 operating) and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CyrusOne Data Center Campus | Data center | — | Under construction | 9.3 km |
| Arcosa Streetman Plant # 1605 | Mine | — | Operating | 30 km |
| Athens Plant & Pits | Mine | — | Operating | 48 km |
| Jewett Mine | Mine | — | Idle | 48 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
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Other power plants in Texas
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Data on this page
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- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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