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1795.4 MW Lignite operating in Robertson, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
1,795.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Conventional Steam Coal
Technology
2010
Operating Since
Coordinates
31.1803, -96.4866
County
Robertson, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Luminant Generation Company | — |
| Owner(s) | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Vistra | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Oak Grove Power Plant is a 1.79-gigawatt, coal power plant located north of Franklin, Texas in Robertson County, Texas. The plant is operated by Vistra Energy. It began operations in 2010.
Read more on WikipediaThe Oak Grove power plant is a 1795.4 MW coal-fired generating station located in Robertson County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2010 and is owned by Vistra and operated by Luminant Generation Company LLC. It utilizes conventional steam coal technology with lignite (LIG) as its primary fuel source. The plant consists of two generating units.
Oak Grove operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. The plant's latest annual generation was 11,052,121 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 70.2%. Oak Grove is a significant power producer in Texas, ranking as the largest of three lignite-fired plants in the state and eighth-largest nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
ERCOT
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
TRE — Texas Reliability Entity
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO)
Grid Voltage
345.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
1.0M MWh
Latest Month
11.1M MWh
Annual Generation
70.2%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
2237 lb/MWh
NOx
0.728 lb/MWh
SO₂
1 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.255 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.037 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
76.4%
Annual Net Gen
12012 GWh
CO₂eq
2254 lb/MWh
Subregion
ERCOT All
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Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Oak Grove Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
OGSES_1
Pricing Hub
HB_NORTH
Alt. Hub / Zone
LZ_NORTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-04-09
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