766th largest plant in Texas · 8311th nationally
Tenet Hospital is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 4.2 MW.
| Plant Name | Tenet Hospital |
|---|---|
| Operator | Tenet Hospital Ltd |
| City | El Paso |
| County | El Paso County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79902 |
| Coordinates | 31.76970, -106.50140 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9541 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.1 MW | Operating | 1987 |
| 9542 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.1 MW | Operating | 1987 |
| NERC Region | TRE |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | El Paso Electric Company |
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.