North Main is a natural gas power plant in Texas.
| Plant Name | North Main |
|---|---|
| Operator | Luminant Generation Company Llc |
| City | Fort Worth |
| County | Tarrant County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 76124 |
| Coordinates | 32.76056, -97.33639 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 81.2 MW | Retired | 1952 |
| 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.