117th largest plant in Texas · 818th nationally
Bacliff is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 427 MW. It generates roughly 252.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 23,998 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 7% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1573 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Bacliff |
|---|---|
| Operator | Phr Holdings Llc |
| City | Bacliff |
| County | Galveston County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 77518 |
| Coordinates | 29.49233, -94.98483 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCGT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 71.2 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| BCGT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 71.2 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| BCGT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 71.2 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| BCGT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 71.2 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| BCGT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 71.2 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| BCGT6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 71.2 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| CO₂ | 198.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 121 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1573 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | TRE |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Electric Reliability Council Of Texas, Inc. |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.