Sam Bertron is a natural gas power plant in Texas.
| Plant Name | Sam Bertron |
|---|---|
| Operator | Nrg Texas Power Llc |
| City | Laporte |
| County | Harris County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 77571 |
| Coordinates | 29.72677, -95.05983 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 225 MW | Retired | 1959 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 225 MW | Retired | 1960 |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 188 MW | Retired | 1958 |
| ST2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 188 MW | Retired | 1956 |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 32.6 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 16.3 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| 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.