Power plant · Texas, United States
Project Matador Nuclear
Project Matador Nuclear is a planned power plant in Texas, United States, with 4,468 MW of capacity, owned by Fermi Nuclear.
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 | Planned | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2031 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Fermi Nuclear | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Fermi Nuclear | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4,468 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 35.2838, -101.5690 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Project Matador Nuclear is the 2nd-largest of 308 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Texas and the 2nd-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 4,468 MW is 1.6% of the 282,375 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United States. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2nd of 308 | 99,424 MW | 4.5% |
| United States | 2nd of 835 | 282,375 MW | 1.6% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 2nd of 6,230 | 661,188 MW | 0.68% |
Owner, operator and place
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
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.