460th largest plant in Texas · 2432nd nationally
Newgulf Cogen is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 102 MW.
| Plant Name | Newgulf Cogen |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wharton County Generation Llc |
| City | Newgulf |
| County | Wharton County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 77420 |
| Coordinates | 29.26390, -95.89970 |
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 Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 102 MW | Operating | 1984 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 12.5 MW | Retired | 1988 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rockland Power Partners, Llc | The Woodlands, TX | 10000.0% |
| Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc | El Campo, TX | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| 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.