561st largest plant in Texas · 3782nd nationally
Central Utility Plant - Texas A&m is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 45.1 MW. It generates roughly 127.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 12,172 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 32% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 652 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (45.1 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Central Utility Plant - Texas A&m |
|---|---|
| Operator | Texas A&m, Utilities & Energy Services |
| City | College Station |
| County | Brazos County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 77843 |
| Coordinates | 30.61778, -96.34333 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTG01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 34.1 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| STG02 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 11.0 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| STG03 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 5.0 MW | Planned | — |
| STG04 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 5.0 MW | Retired | 1956 |
| CO₂ | 41.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 77 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 652 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.