Mission Road is a natural gas power plant in Texas.
| Plant Name | Mission Road |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of San Antonio - (Tx) |
| City | San Antonio |
| County | Bexar County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 78210 |
| Coordinates | 29.39833, -98.48917 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 114 MW | Retired | 1958 |
| 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.