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) |
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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.
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 |
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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 |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 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.
- ↑ 2.0 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.
- ↑ "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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