566th largest plant in Texas · 3873rd nationally
Corpus Christi is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 41.0 MW. It generates roughly 72.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 6,943 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 20% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 931 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Corpus Christi |
|---|---|
| Operator | Equistar Chemicals Lp |
| City | Corpus Christi |
| County | Nueces County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 78410 |
| Coordinates | 27.81108, -97.59581 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 41.0 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| CO₂ | 33.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 93 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 931 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.