Hebhoustondistributioncenter

🔥 Natural GasIPP Non-CHP12 MW capacity

610th largest plant in Texas · 5339th nationally

Hebhoustondistributioncenter is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 12.8 MW. It generates roughly 6.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 642 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 6% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1872 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%6%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity13 MWnameplate
Annual Generation6.8k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor6%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂6.3kmetric tons

Location

Plant NameHebhoustondistributioncenter
OperatorTexas Microgrid, Llc
CityHouston
CountyHarris County
StateTexas
ZIP77041
Coordinates29.83970, -95.53685

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

Natural GasOilBattery Storage

Generators (32)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
HDC10Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC11Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC12Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC13Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC14Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC15Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC16Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC17Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC18Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC19Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC20Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC21Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC22Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC23Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC24Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC25Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC26Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC27Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC28Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC29Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC30Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC31Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HDC32Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HHDC1Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HHDC2Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HHDC3Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HHDC4Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HHDC5Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HHDC6Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HHDC7Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HHDC8Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021
HHDC9Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.4 MWOperating2021

Emissions (annual)

CO₂6.3k metric tons
NOₓ125 metric tons
CO₂ Rate1872 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhThis plant1,872 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 Natural Gas plants

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.

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