Power plant · Texas, United States
Vast Sands Power
Vast Sands Power is a power plant under construction in Texas, United States, with 880 MW of capacity, owned by Permian Power I 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 | Under construction | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2027 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Permian Power I LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Permian Power I LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 880 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 |
| Coordinates | 31.5841, -102.9580 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Vast Sands Power is the 9th-largest of 308 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Texas and the 40th-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 880 MW is 0.31% 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 | 9th of 308 | 99,424 MW | 0.89% |
| United States | 40th of 835 | 282,375 MW | 0.31% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 44th of 3,008 | 360,526 MW | 0.24% |
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
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.