Oak Grove (TX)

OperatingLignite

Ranked #1 of 3 Lignite plants in TX#1 of 9 nationally

1795.4 MW Lignite operating in Robertson, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

EIAWD

1,795.4 MW

Nameplate Capacity

2

Generators

units

Conventional Steam Coal

Technology

2010

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

31.1803, -96.4866

County

Robertson, TX

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Luminant Generation Company	—
Owner(s)	Luminant Generation Company LLC	Vistra	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

Oak Grove Power Plant is a 1.79-gigawatt, coal power plant located north of Franklin, Texas in Robertson County, Texas. The plant is operated by Vistra Energy. It began operations in 2010.

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The Oak Grove power plant is a 1795.4 MW coal-fired generating station located in Robertson County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2010 and is owned by Vistra and operated by Luminant Generation Company LLC. It utilizes conventional steam coal technology with lignite (LIG) as its primary fuel source. The plant consists of two generating units.

Oak Grove operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. The plant's latest annual generation was 11,052,121 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 70.2%. Oak Grove is a significant power producer in Texas, ranking as the largest of three lignite-fired plants in the state and eighth-largest nationally.

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