Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Pin Oak Creek Power Plant is now generating power for the Texas grid.

Happy Tuesday!

We love an update to our previous blogs and finally we heard something in regard to the Texas Energy Fund.  We had a bit of news on NRG securing a loan from it back in early August 2025 (in case you want to check it out) since then we haven’t heard much of this taxpayer approved fund.  Well, last week we finally heard some good news for the Texas power grid.

Did anyone happen to read the Houston Chronicle’s Business Section on May 8, 2026, their article titled, “’Texas Energy Fund produces first plant”?   The article, it goes on to speak on how a Texas Energy Fund funded project has finally generated its first power from a natural gas power plant in Freestone County in central Texas.  Constellation’s Calpine LLC owned Pin Oak Creek Power Plant is finally sending 460 megawatts of power to the Texas power grid enough power to keep approximately 115,000 homes lights on and A/C running.   In addition, the article had an update on NRG Energy’s Texas Energy Funded power plant project at TH Wharton Generating Station complex is in the Houston area is expected to be online this summer.  Well, this is good news for Texans to know we have more power heading into our grid.  We will keep you posted on anything we hear in regard to Texas Energy Fund and the projects it funds.  If you would like to read more of the Houston Chronicle’s article, please click the link: Gov. Abbott touts new natural gas plant backed by Texas Energy Fund.

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