Baytown is a natural gas power plant in Texas.
| Plant Name | Baytown |
|---|---|
| Operator | Tx Lfg Energy, Lp |
| City | Baytown |
| County | Chambers County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 77520 |
| Coordinates | 29.67440, -94.91390 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN5 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.3 MW | Cancelled | — |
| UNT1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | Retired | 2003 |
| UNT2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | Retired | 2003 |
| UNT3 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | Retired | 2003 |
| UNT4 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | Retired | 2003 |
| 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.