409th largest plant in Texas · 2041st nationally
Ty Cooke is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 138 MW. It generates roughly 3.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 349 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2169 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Ty Cooke |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Lubbock - (Tx) |
| City | Lubbock |
| County | Lubbock County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79404 |
| Coordinates | 33.52110, -101.79060 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 53.6 MW | Retired | 1978 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 44.0 MW | Retired | 1965 |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 22.0 MW | Retired | 1974 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.5 MW | Retired | 1971 |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 12.5 MW | Retired | 1964 |
| CO₂ | 4.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 11 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2169 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 | Southwest Power Pool |
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.