Brotman Power Station

🔥 Natural GasIPP Non-CHP363 MW capacity

128th largest plant in Texas · 894th nationally

Brotman Power Station is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 363 MW. It generates roughly 239.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 22,771 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 8% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1231 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%8%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity363 MWnameplate
Annual Generation239.1k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor8%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂147.1kmetric tons

Location

Plant NameBrotman Power Station
OperatorProenergy Services
CityRosharon
CountyBrazoria County
StateTexas
ZIP77583
Coordinates29.36413, -95.43507

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasCoalOilSolarBattery Storage

Generators (8)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
CTG-1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNatural Gas60.5 MWOperating2023
CTG-2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNatural Gas60.5 MWOperating2023
CTG-3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNatural Gas60.5 MWOperating2023
CTG-4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNatural Gas60.5 MWOperating2023
CTG-5Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNatural Gas60.5 MWOperating2023
CTG-6Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNatural Gas60.5 MWOperating2023
CTG-7Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNatural Gas60.5 MWOperating2023
CTG-8Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNatural Gas60.5 MWOperating2023

Ownership

OwnerLocationShare
Brotman Generating, LlcSedalia, MO10000.0%

Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.

Emissions (annual)

CO₂147.1k metric tons
SO₂1 metric tons
NOₓ15 metric tons
CO₂ Rate1231 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhThis plant1,230 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionTRE
Balancing AuthorityElectric Reliability Council Of Texas, Inc.

About Natural Gas plants

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.

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