Lone Star Power Station is a natural gas power plant in Texas.
| Plant Name | Lone Star Power Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Entergy Texas Inc. |
| City | Shepherd |
| County | San Jacinto County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 77371 |
| Coordinates | 30.41416, -95.01671 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 467 MW | Approved | — |
| 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.