North Lake is a natural gas power plant in Texas.
| Plant Name | North Lake |
|---|---|
| Operator | Luminant Generation Company Llc |
| City | Coppell |
| County | Dallas County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 75019 |
| Coordinates | 32.95056, -96.97500 |
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 | 361 MW | Retired | 1964 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 177 MW | Retired | 1959 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 170 MW | Retired | 1961 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Luminant Generation Company Llc | Irving, TX | 10000.0% |
| Luminant Gen Co Llc Fin Holding | 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.