This is a list of electricity-generatingpower stations in the U.S. state of Texas, sorted by type and name. In 2021, Texas had a total summer capacity of 139,751MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 524,504GWh in 2022.[2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 49% natural gas, 16.2% coal, 21.6% wind, 7.9% nuclear, 4.8% solar, 0.3% biomass, 0.2% hydroelectric and 0.1% other sources. Small-scale photovoltaic installations generated 3,125GWh to the Texas electrical grid in 2022.[1]
Texas produces and consumes far more electrical energy than any other U.S. state. It generates almost twice as much electricity as the next highest generating state, Florida. Texas has an expanding variety of generating sources to meet consumption growth. Installed wind capacity grew to 35,000MW and solar capacity grew to 10,300MW at the end of 2021.[3] Wind generation exceeded nuclear in 2014, and was near to surpassing coal in the number two position in 2019.[1] Fossil-fuel and nuclear generation has remained nearly constant over the past two decades, with natural gas gradually replacing coal.[1][4]
Texas oil extraction operations in year 2019 included the flaring of 250 billion cubic feet of associated petroleum gas, with much of it concentrated in the Permian basin near Midland.[5] This amount of wasted natural gas could have met all of the state's residential heating and cooking needs,[6][7] or could have generated an amount of electrical energy nearly equal to the state's 40,000GWh of nuclear generation.[8][9]
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For utilities in the electric power industry, it is the stage prior to its delivery to end users or its storage.
NRG Energy, Inc. is an American energy company, headquartered in Houston, Texas. It was formerly the wholesale arm of Northern States Power Company (NSP), which became Xcel Energy, but became independent in 2000. NRG Energy is involved in energy generation and retail electricity. Their portfolio includes natural gas generation, coal generation, oil generation, nuclear generation, wind generation, utility-scale generation, and distributed solar generation. NRG serves over 7 million retail customers in 24 US states including Texas, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio; the District of Columbia, and eight provinces in Canada.
The United States state of Arkansas is a significant producer of natural gas and a minor producer of petroleum.
↑ "Fayette Power Project". Gallery. Lower Colorado River Authority. 8 June 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
↑ "Bechtel Completes Second Combined-Cycle Plant for Panda Power Funds". Bechtel Corporate. 20 November 2014. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. The combustion turbines can synchronize in 10 minutes and reach full load within 30 minutes. The entire plant can achieve full power production within 60 minutes
↑ "Sim Gideon Power Plant". Gallery. Lower Colorado River Authority. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
↑ "Amistad Dam and Reservoir"(PDF). Gallery. International Boundary and Water Commission. 8 June 2014. Archived from the original(PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
1 2 "Buchanan Dam". Gallery. Lower Colorado River Authority. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
↑ "Falcon Dam & Power Plant"(PDF). Gallery. International Boundary and Water Commission. 8 June 2014. Archived from the original(PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
↑ "Inks Dam". Gallery. Lower Colorado River Authority. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
↑ "Mansfield Dam". Gallery. Lower Colorado River Authority. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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