E. Porte Ct.

🛢 OilIPP Non-CHP9 MW capacity

713th largest plant in Texas · 6020th nationally

E. Porte Ct. is a oil power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 9.0 MW. It generates roughly 599 MWh per year — enough to power about 57 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1517 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%1%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity9 MWnameplate
Annual Generation599 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor1%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂454metric tons

Location

Plant NameE. Porte Ct.
OperatorPower Depot Group A, Llc
CityHarlingen
CountyCameron County
StateTexas
ZIP78550
Coordinates26.19208, -97.66424

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasOilWindSolarBiomassBattery Storage

Generators (15)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
EPC1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.6 MWOperating2013
EPC10Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.6 MWOperating2013
EPC11Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.6 MWOperating2013
EPC12Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.6 MWOperating2013
EPC13Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.6 MWOperating2013
EPC14Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.6 MWOperating2013
EPC15Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.6 MWOperating2013
EPC2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.6 MWOperating2013
EPC3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.6 MWOperating2013
EPC4Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.6 MWOperating2013
EPC5Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.6 MWOperating2013
EPC6Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.6 MWOperating2013
EPC7Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.6 MWOperating2013
EPC8Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.6 MWOperating2013
EPC9Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.6 MWOperating2013

Emissions (annual)

CO₂454 metric tons
SO₂1 metric tons
NOₓ9 metric tons
CO₂ Rate1517 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhThis plant1,517 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionTRE
Balancing AuthorityElectric Reliability Council Of Texas, Inc.

About Oil plants

Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.

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