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9 MW Distillate Oil operating in Cameron, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
15
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
2013
Operating Since
Coordinates
26.2306, -97.8235
County
Cameron, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Power Depot Group A, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Power Depot Group A, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Santa Rosa power plant is a 9 MW petroleum liquids-fueled facility located in Cameron County, Texas. It began operating in 2013 and is owned and operated by Power Depot Group A, LLC. The plant consists of 15 generators utilizing petroleum liquids technology, specifically DFO (distillate fuel oil).
Santa Rosa operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, which falls under the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region. The plant's latest annual generation was 275 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.3%. Among petroleum liquid plants in Texas, Santa Rosa ranks 13th out of 33, and nationally it ranks 372nd out of 886.
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
275 MWh
Annual Generation
0.3%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
1518 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: $6.9M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
South Santa Rosa Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0.215 km
Operator
American Electric Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
MYRY_BES2_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Alt. Hub / Zone
LZ_SOUTH
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
0.061 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.012 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.9%
Annual Net Gen
1 GWh
CO₂eq
1523 lb/MWh
Subregion
ERCOT All