429th largest plant in Texas · 2186th nationally
Chamon Power Llc is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 121 MW. It generates roughly 116.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 11,077 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 11% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1354 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Chamon Power Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Peaker Power, Llc |
| City | Houston |
| County | Harris County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 77049 |
| Coordinates | 29.88321, -95.11135 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| CH2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| CO₂ | 78.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 8 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1354 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.