Petra Nova Carbon Capture Cogen
Natural gas power plant · Fort Bend County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
82 MW
Rank in Texas
#571
of 1,071 plants
In service since
2013
June 2013
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Petra Nova Power I LLC
- County
- Fort Bend County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #143 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 58378
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 82 MW | 41 MW | 2013 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| G.S.E. One LLC | Solar | 83 MW |
| NWP Indian Mesa Wind Farm | Wind | 83 MW |
| Woodward Mountain I | Wind | 82 MW |
| Toledo Bend | Hydro | 81 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 82 MW solar plant and a 82 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Texas power plants · What Texas actually generates