261st largest plant in Texas · 1424th nationally
Decker Creek is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 206 MW.
| Plant Name | Decker Creek |
|---|---|
| Operator | Austin Energy |
| City | Austin |
| County | Travis County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 78724 |
| Coordinates | 30.30330, -97.61280 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 405 MW | Retired | 1978 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 321 MW | Retired | 1971 |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 51.5 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 51.5 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 51.5 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 51.5 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| PV3 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1987 |
| NOₓ | 469 metric tons |
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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.