106th largest plant in Texas · 770th nationally
Mustang Station Unit 4 is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 472 MW. It generates roughly 853.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 81,311 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 21% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1318 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Mustang Station Unit 4 |
|---|---|
| Operator | Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc |
| City | Denver City |
| County | Yoakum County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79323 |
| Coordinates | 32.97455, -102.74361 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 166 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 153 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 153 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| CO₂ | 562.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 3 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 144 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1318 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.