242nd largest plant in Texas · 1354th nationally
Denton Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 226 MW. It generates roughly 309.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 29,490 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 16% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1004 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Denton Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Denton - (Tx) |
| City | Denton |
| County | Denton County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 76207 |
| Coordinates | 33.21487, -97.20969 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| DEC10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| DEC11 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| DEC12 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| DEC2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| DEC3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| DEC4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| DEC5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| DEC6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| DEC7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| DEC8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| DEC9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| CO₂ | 155.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 4 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 3.7k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1004 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.