Power plant · Texas, United States
Braes Bayou Plant
Braes Bayou Plant is a gas power plant in Texas, United States, with 484 MW of capacity, owned by Braes Bayou Generating, LLC.
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 | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2022 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Braes Bayou Generating, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | ProEnergy Services, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 484 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | CenterPoint Energy | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 345 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 29.4803, -95.6203 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Braes Bayou Plant is the 109th-largest of 131 power plants in Texas and the 804th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 484 MW is <0.1% 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 | 109th of 131 | 111,585 MW | 0.43% |
| United States | 804th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 962nd of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Data Center | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
| Skybox Houston One | Data center | — | — | 38 km |
| Data center, Harris County (OSM way 587103676) | Data center | — | — | 38 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
Other power plants in Texas
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- South Texas Project2,709 MW
- Comanche Peak2,430 MW
- Martin Lake2,380 MW
- Monticello1,980 MW
- Forney Energy Center1,894 MW
- Limestone1,850 MW
- Sabine1,812 MW
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- 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.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.