Baytown energy center

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Baytown energy center is an operating power station of at least 933-megawatts (MW) in Baytown, Chambers, Texas, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Baytown energy center Baytown, Chambers, Texas, United States 29.7731, -94.9019 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CC1: 29.7731, -94.9019

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CC1 operating[2] gas[2] 933[2] combined cycle[1] yes[1] 2002[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit CC1 Baytown Energy Center LLC[3] Calpine Corporation [100.0%]

Background

The plant has expressed interest in expanding into hydrogen in order to lower emissions.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (May 2023)". Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

Additional data

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