508th largest plant in Texas · 2812th nationally
Signal Hill Generating Llc is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 80.0 MW. It generates roughly 7.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 676 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1800 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 (80.0 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 | Signal Hill Generating Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Signal Hill Generating Llc |
| City | Wichita Falls |
| County | Wichita County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 76310 |
| Coordinates | 33.86250, -98.58940 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 20.0 MW | Operating | 1987 |
| GTB | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 20.0 MW | Operating | 1987 |
| GTC | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 20.0 MW | Operating | 1987 |
| STD | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 20.0 MW | Out of Service | 1987 |
| CO₂ | 6.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 18 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1800 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.