836th largest plant in Texas · 12336th nationally
Wal537 is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 1.2 MW.
| Plant Name | Wal537 |
|---|---|
| Operator | Walmart Stores Texas, Llc |
| City | Odessa |
| County | Ector County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79762 |
| Coordinates | 31.89570, -102.33251 |
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 Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.4 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.4 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.4 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| 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.