710th largest plant in Texas · 5951st nationally
Covel Gardens Gas Recovery is a biomass power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 9.6 MW. It generates roughly 20.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,962 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 24% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Covel Gardens Gas Recovery |
|---|---|
| Operator | Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl |
| City | San Antonio |
| County | Bexar County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 78252 |
| Coordinates | 29.34670, -98.65360 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2005 |
| 2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2005 |
| 3 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2005 |
| 4 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2005 |
| 5 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2005 |
| 6 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2005 |
| SO₂ | 5 metric tons |
|---|
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. |
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.