Sabine
Sabine is a natural gas plant in Orange County, Texas, operated by Entergy Texas Inc. The operator has reported planned retirement dates for 1,304 MW of it, in 2026. Retired units here add up to 239 MW across 1 unit, taken out of service in 2016.
Nameplate capacity, 2025
1,812 MW
1,501 MW net summer capacity
4 operable units
- Gas steam turbine1,812 MW100%
Unit by unit, 1962 to 2025
operating in 2025retiredreported planned retirementbar height follows unit size
Unit 1 Gas steam turbine, 239 MW, 1962
Unit 2 Gas steam turbine, 239 MW, 1962–2016
Unit 3 Gas steam turbine, 473 MW, 1966
Unit 4 Gas steam turbine, 592 MW, 1974
Unit 5 Gas steam turbine, 507 MW, 1979
Among Texas’s plants
Largest plants in the state by nameplate capacity, with the plants ranked next to this one.
- 1W A Parish4,008 MW
- 2South Texas Project2,709 MW
- 3Comanche Peak2,430 MW
- 5Forney Energy Center1,894 MW
- 6Limestone1,850 MW
- 7Sabinethis plant
- 8Oak Grove (TX)1,795 MW
- 9Midlothian Energy Facility1,734 MW
Other rankings
- All US power plants
- 93rd of 14,286
- Power plants in Texas
- 7th of 1,023
- US natural gas plants
- 29th of 1,961
- Natural gas plants in Texas
- 2nd of 305
- Plants in the MISO (Midcontinent) balancing area
- 10th of 2,383
- Plants run by Entergy Texas Inc.
- 1st of 8
- Biggest single unit, among Texas’s plants
- 14th of 1,023
Operable units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas steam turbine | 239 MW | 202 MW | 1962 | Operating, retirement planned for 2026 |
| 3 | Gas steam turbine | 473 MW | 369 MW | 1966 | Operating, retirement planned for 2026 |
| 4 | Gas steam turbine | 592 MW | 490 MW | 1974 | Operating, retirement planned for 2026 |
| 5 | Gas steam turbine | 507 MW | 440 MW | 1979 | Operating |
Retired units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | In service |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gas steam turbine | 239 MW | 1962–2016 |
Grid and site
- Balancing area
- MISO (Midcontinent)
- Reliability region
- SERC Reliability Corporation
- Highest grid connection voltage
- 138 kV
- Water source
- Sabine Lake
- Nearest town on record
- Orange
- Operator type
- Utility
- Coordinates
- 30.024°N, 93.878°W
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|---|---|---|---|
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