Txu Sweetwater Generating Plant is a natural gas power plant in Texas.
| Plant Name | Txu Sweetwater Generating Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Luminant Generation Company Llc |
| City | Sweetwater |
| County | Nolan County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79556 |
| Coordinates | 32.49283, -100.36497 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 101 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| GT02 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 99.0 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| GT03 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 99.0 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| GT01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 45.0 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| 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.