Pinecrest Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Texas.
| Plant Name | Pinecrest Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Coronado Power Ventures Llc |
| City | Lufkin |
| County | Angelina County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 75901 |
| Coordinates | 31.36094, -94.69452 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 289 MW | Cancelled | — |
| CTG-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 232 MW | Cancelled | — |
| CTG-2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 232 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 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.