Entergy Texas Receives Green Light for 1.2 MW Power Plants
A pair of proposed Entergy Texas natural gas power plants capable of powering more than 300,000 homes recently received regulatory approval, with plans to have both facilities in service by mid-2028.
The Legend and Lone Star power stations will collectively add more than 1,200 megawatts to the Southeast Texas energy grid and are expected to generate $2.8 billion in economic activity. Construction alone is expected to create more than 9,000 jobs in the Port Arthur and Cleveland areas.
“We’ve heard directly from our customers and communities about the need for more power to support our rapidly growing region, and these facilities will deliver just that,” said Entergy Texas CEO Eliecer Viamontes. “From families and business owners to schools and essential services, these power plants strengthen our ability to serve our customers who count on us every day. It’s also a reflection of the extraordinary expansion in our service area and our continued commitment to meeting that growth head-on.”
The projects are the latest efforts from Entergy Texas to enhance and expand the grid throughout the company’s service territory. Earlier in September, Entergy Texas completed construction on a $110 million reliability project that effectively doubles the power supply in the Bolivar Peninsula region. In June, Entergy Texas proposed two major transmission projects as part of its Southeast Texas Energy Plan—a long-term strategy to power economic growth, strengthen reliability, and support local communities.
Entergy Texas will invest roughly $2.4 billion in the new natural gas facilities—part of investor-owned electric companies’ broader plans to invest more than $1.1 trillion during the next five years to power economic prosperity and build new critical energy infrastructure of all kinds.
Rapid deployment of new energy infrastructure—including generation, transmission, and pipelines—is the lynchpin to providing more energy to our customers, meeting growing energy demand, and winning the AI race.
Learn more about investor-owned electric companies’ plans to invest in the grid at eei.org.