216th largest plant in Texas · 1279th nationally
Trinidad (Tx) is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 243 MW. It generates roughly 330.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 31,484 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 16% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1521 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 (243 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 | Trinidad (Tx) |
|---|---|
| Operator | Luminant Generation Company Llc |
| City | Trinidad |
| County | Henderson County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 75163 |
| Coordinates | 32.12452, -96.10128 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 239 MW | Operating | 1965 |
| D1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1966 |
| D2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1966 |
| CO₂ | 251.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 518 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1521 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.