447th largest plant in Texas · 2287th nationally
Powerlane Plant is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 112 MW. It generates roughly 62.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,941 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 6% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 920 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (112 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Powerlane Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Greenville - (Tx) |
| City | Greenville |
| County | Hunt County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 75401 |
| Coordinates | 33.17070, -96.12640 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 43.2 MW | Operating | 1978 |
| ST2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 25.0 MW | Operating | 1967 |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 1966 |
| EP | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| EP2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| EP3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 8.4 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| CO₂ | 28.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 48 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 920 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.