592nd largest plant in Texas · 4506th nationally
Bryan (Tx) is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 22.0 MW. It generates roughly 3.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 370 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1899 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Bryan (Tx) |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Bryan - (Tx) |
| City | Bryan |
| County | Brazos County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 77801 |
| Coordinates | 30.64741, -96.37232 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 54.0 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 25.0 MW | Retired | 1966 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 24.0 MW | Retired | 1958 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 22.0 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 13.0 MW | Retired | 1955 |
| CO₂ | 3.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 10 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1899 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.