Valero Refinery Corpus Christi East is a natural gas power plant in Texas.
| Plant Name | Valero Refinery Corpus Christi East |
|---|---|
| Operator | Valero Refining Co |
| City | Corpus Christi |
| County | Nueces County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 78407 |
| Coordinates | 27.81140, -97.44420 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 20.0 MW | Retired | 1984 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 20.0 MW | Retired | 1984 |
| 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.