342nd largest plant in Texas · 1724th nationally
Hardin County Peaking Facility is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 173 MW. It generates roughly 128.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 12,197 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 8% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1467 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Hardin County Peaking Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Entergy Texas Inc. |
| City | Kountze |
| County | Hardin County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 77625 |
| Coordinates | 30.30380, -94.25260 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 86.5 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| HC2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 86.5 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| CO₂ | 93.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 23 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1467 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 | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, 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.