346th largest plant in Texas · 1746th nationally
San Jacinto County Peaking Facility is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 170 MW. It generates roughly 115.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 10,966 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 8% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1503 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | San Jacinto County Peaking Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | East Texas Electric Coop, Inc |
| City | Shepherd |
| County | San Jacinto County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 77371 |
| Coordinates | 30.41930, -95.01180 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJC1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 85.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| SJC2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 85.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| CO₂ | 86.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 18 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1503 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 | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, 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.