591st largest plant in Texas · 4453rd nationally
Wasson Co2 Removal Plant is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 23.4 MW. It generates roughly 137.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 13,068 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 67% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 995 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Wasson Co2 Removal Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Occidental Permian Ltd |
| City | Denver City |
| County | Yoakum County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79323 |
| Coordinates | 33.00994, -102.75695 |
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 | 23.4 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| CO₂ | 68.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 187 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 995 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 | MRO |
|---|---|
| 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.