594th largest plant in Texas · 4583rd nationally
Enterprise Products Operating is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 20.7 MW. It generates roughly 147.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 14,012 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 81% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 1679 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Enterprise Products Operating |
|---|---|
| Operator | Enterprise Products Optg Lp |
| City | Mont Belvieu |
| County | Chambers County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 77580 |
| Coordinates | 29.82470, -94.91970 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| GEN7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| GEN8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.4 MW | Operating | 1991 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.4 MW | Operating | 1991 |
| GEN5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.4 MW | Operating | 1991 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Retired | 1984 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Retired | 1984 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Products Optg Lp | Houston, TX | 7500.0% |
| Phillips 66 Company | Houston, TX | 1250.0% |
| Dcp Ngl Services | Denver, CO | 1250.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 123.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 3 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 338 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1679 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.