185th largest plant in Texas · 1175th nationally
Laredo is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 264 MW. It generates roughly 42.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,004 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1145 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Laredo |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of San Antonio - (Tx) |
| City | Laredo |
| County | Webb County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 78041 |
| Coordinates | 27.56670, -99.50890 |
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 Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 132 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 132 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 115 MW | Retired | 1975 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 37.5 MW | Retired | 1955 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 34.5 MW | Retired | 1951 |
| CO₂ | 24.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 2 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1145 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.