Holly Street is a natural gas power plant in Texas.
| Plant Name | Holly Street |
|---|---|
| Operator | Austin Energy |
| City | Austin |
| County | Travis County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 78702 |
| Coordinates | 30.25000, -97.71667 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 193 MW | Retired | 1974 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 165 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 100 MW | Retired | 1960 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 100 MW | Retired | 1964 |
| 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.