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7.2 MW Distillate Oil operating in Galveston, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
7.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
12
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
2013
Operating Since
Coordinates
29.3806, -94.9537
County
Galveston, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Power Depot Group A, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Power Depot Group A, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The GCWA power plant is located in Galveston County, Texas. The plant, which began operating in 2013, has a total capacity of 7.2 MW derived from 12 generators utilizing petroleum liquids as its primary fuel source. The plant is owned and operated by Power Depot Group A, LLC. GCWA operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region.
In terms of its relative size, GCWA ranks 26th out of 33 petroleum liquid plants in Texas and 441st out of 886 such plants nationally. The plant's latest annual generation was 125 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.2%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
ERCOT
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
TRE — Texas Reliability Entity
Balancing Authority
8 MWh
Latest Month
125 MWh
Annual Generation
0.2%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
1520 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
30 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$765/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $5.5M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Intercity Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
0.566 km
Operator
Texas-New Mexico Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
UCC_COG_PUN2
Pricing Hub
HB_HOUSTON
Alt. Hub / Zone
LZ_HOUSTON
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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Grid Voltage
138.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
3 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.062 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.012 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.7%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
1525 lb/MWh
Subregion
ERCOT All