219th largest plant in Texas · 1282nd nationally
Winchester Power Park is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 242 MW. It generates roughly 86.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 8,213 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 4% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1167 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Winchester Power Park |
|---|---|
| Operator | Lower Colorado River Authority |
| City | Winchester |
| County | Fayette County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 78945 |
| Coordinates | 30.02547, -96.99450 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| CGT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| CGT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| CGT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| CO₂ | 50.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 4 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1167 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.