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Petra Nova Carbon Capture Cogen — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 58378
Capacity: 82.2 MW
Primary Fuel: Natural Gas
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Status: Operating
Location: Fort Bend, TX
Operating Since: 2013
Generators: 1
Operator: Petra Nova Power I LLC
Parent Company: ENEOS Holdings
Annual Generation: 200,752 MWh
Capacity Factor: 27.6%
Balancing Authority: Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
ISO/RTO: ERCOT
NERC Region: TRE

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Petra Nova Carbon Capture Cogen

OperatingNatural Gas

Ranked #150 of 313 Natural Gas plants in TX#1003 of 2009 nationally

82.2 MW Natural Gas operating in Fort Bend, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

EIAWD

82.2 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

Technology

2013

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

29.4753, -95.6342

County

Fort Bend, TX

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Petra Nova Power I LLC	Petra Nova Power I	—
Owner(s)	Petra Nova Power I LLC	ENEOS Holdings	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Petra Nova Carbon Capture Cogen plant is an 82.2 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Fort Bend County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2013 and has one natural gas-fired combustion turbine generator. It is owned by ENEOS Holdings, a Japanese corporation, and operated by Petra Nova Power I LLC. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region.

In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 200,752 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 27.6%. Petra Nova ranks as the 150th largest power plant in Texas out of 312 plants in the state, and 996th nationally out of 1963 plants.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

TRE

Balancing Authority

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

Grid Voltage

138 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP CHP

Generation

31.5K MWh

Latest Month

200.8K MWh

Annual Generation

27.6%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Financial Data

No financial data available for this plant.

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

ERCOT

LMP Node

PNPI_GT2_RN

Pricing Hub

HB_HOUSTON

Secondary Zone

LZ_HOUSTON

Location Type

Resource Node

Node Source

EIA-860 direct report

News & Articles (7)Beta

General

Google carbon capture deal paves way for greener gas plants

Google's carbon capture facility in Illinois is the first in a series of projects to reduce emissions from gas plants powering the AI boom.

Reuters·2 months ago

General

Supreme Court Showdown: EPA Defends Carbon Capture Amid Power Industry Backlash

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has doubled down on its stance that carbon capture is “adequately demonstrated” in a brief filed with the US Supreme...

POWER Magazine·1 years ago