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1.2 MW Natural Gas operating in Bell, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
1.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Technology
2021
Operating Since
Coordinates
31.0897, -97.7293
County
Bell, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Walmart Stores Texas, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Walmart Stores Texas, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
WAL407 is a natural gas-fired power plant located in Bell County, Texas. The plant, owned and operated by Walmart Stores Texas, LLC, has a total capacity of 1.2 MW distributed across three natural gas internal combustion engine generators. It commenced operations in 2021. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, situated in the TRE NERC region.
In its latest year of operation, WAL407 generated 251 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 2.4%. The plant's relatively small size results in a ranking of 295 out of 312 power plants in Texas, and 1889 out of 1963 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
ERCOT
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
TRE — Texas Reliability Entity
Balancing Authority
18 MWh
Latest Month
251 MWh
Annual Generation
2.4%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
1649 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
33 lb/MWh
SO₂
2021
$920/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $1.1M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Killeen Elms Road Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Oncor
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
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Grid Voltage
0.48 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Commercial
Sector
Commercial Non-CHP
0.046 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.031 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.003 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
3.5%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
1650 lb/MWh
Subregion
ERCOT All