600th largest plant in Texas · 4868th nationally
Phelps Dodge Refining is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 19.6 MW. It generates roughly 62.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,948 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 36% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 634 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Phelps Dodge Refining |
|---|---|
| Operator | Phelps Dodge Refining Corp |
| City | El Paso |
| County | El Paso County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79915 |
| Coordinates | 31.76446, -106.39131 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3001 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.2 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| 3002 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.2 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| 3003 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.2 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| 2607 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Out of Service | 1986 |
| 2608 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Out of Service | 1986 |
| CO₂ | 19.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 54 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 634 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 | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | El Paso Electric Company |
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.