607th largest plant in Texas · 5218th nationally
Central Utility Plant is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 14.3 MW.
| Plant Name | Central Utility Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Silicon Hills Campus, Llc |
| City | Austin |
| County | Travis County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 78726 |
| Coordinates | 30.39735, -97.84259 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EG1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.0 MW | Standby | 1988 |
| EG2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.0 MW | Standby | 1988 |
| TG1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 2.3 MW | Standby | 1988 |
| 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.