230th largest plant in Texas · 1317th nationally
Exelon Laporte Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 236 MW. It generates roughly 189.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 18,077 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 9% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1568 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Exelon Laporte Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Laporte Power, Llc |
| City | Laporte |
| County | Harris County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 77571 |
| Coordinates | 29.70280, -95.07180 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 59.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 59.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 59.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 59.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| CO₂ | 148.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 158 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1568 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.