92nd largest plant in Texas · 716th nationally
Mustang Station is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 521 MW. It generates roughly 2.1M MWh per year — enough to power about 198,654 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 46% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 941 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (521 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Mustang Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc |
| City | Denver City |
| County | Yoakum County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79323 |
| Coordinates | 32.97280, -102.74170 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 174 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 174 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 173 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| CO₂ | 981.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 5 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 334 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 941 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 | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwest Power Pool |
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.