112th largest plant in Texas · 800th nationally
Permian Basin is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 447 MW. It generates roughly 344.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 32,826 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 9% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1545 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Permian Basin |
|---|---|
| Operator | Luminant Generation Company Llc |
| City | Monahans |
| County | Ward County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79756 |
| Coordinates | 31.58390, -102.96330 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 536 MW | Retired | 1973 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 115 MW | Retired | 1958 |
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 89.4 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 89.4 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| CT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 89.4 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| CT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 89.4 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| CT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 89.4 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| 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.
| CO₂ | 266.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 574 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1545 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 | 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.