611th largest plant in Texas · 5376th nationally
Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 12.4 MW. It generates roughly 23.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,216 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 21% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1164 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ft Worth City Of |
| City | Arlington |
| County | Tarrant County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 76012 |
| Coordinates | 32.77509, -97.14209 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.3 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| TG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.3 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 3 | Other Waste Biomass | Other Biomass Gas | 1.1 MW | Retired | 1978 |
| SD1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.9 MW | Standby | 1994 |
| SD2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.9 MW | Standby | 1994 |
| CO₂ | 13.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 37 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1164 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.