Power plant · Texas, United States
Nueces Bay
Nueces Bay is a power plant in Texas, United States, with 730 MW of capacity, owned by City of San Antonio - (TX).
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 | 1972 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | City of San Antonio - (TX) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | City of San Antonio - (TX) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 730 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 27.8194, -97.4192 | 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.
Request researchHow it compares
Nueces Bay is the 54th-largest of 117 power plants in Texas and the 453rd-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 730 MW is <0.1% of the 839,036 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 | 54th of 117 | 102,590 MW | 0.71% |
| United States | 453rd of 800 | 839,036 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 520th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 mines (1 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark Materials LLC | Mine | — | Closed | 5.9 km |
| San Pablo Sand and Gravel | Mine | — | Operating | 27 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from City of San Antonio - (TX)
- South Texas Project2,709 MW
- J K Spruce1,489 MW
- V H Braunig1,138 MW
- Rio Nogales Power Project1,108 MW
- Barney M Davis1,082 MW
- O W Sommers892 MW
- Topaz Generating605 MW
- Arthur Von Rosenberg575 MW
Other power plants in Texas
- W A Parish4,008 MW
- South Texas Project2,709 MW
- Comanche Peak2,430 MW
- Martin Lake2,380 MW
- Forney Energy Center1,894 MW
- Limestone1,850 MW
- Sabine1,812 MW
- Oak Grove (TX)1,795 MW
Data on this page
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.