Braes Bayou Plant

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Braes Bayou Plant is an operating power station of at least 366-megawatts (MW) in Richmond, Fort Bend, Texas, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Braes Bayou Plant Richmond, Fort Bend, Texas, United States 29.480277, -95.62028 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CTG-1, Unit CTG-2, Unit CTG-3, Unit CTG-4, Unit CTG-5, Unit CTG-6: 29.480277, -95.62028

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CTG-1 operating[2][3] gas[1] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2022[1]
Unit CTG-2 operating[4][3] gas[1] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2022[1]
Unit CTG-3 operating[5][3] gas[1] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2022[1]
Unit CTG-4 operating[6][3] gas[1] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2022[1]
Unit CTG-5 operating[7][3] gas[1] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2022[1]
Unit CTG-6 operating[8][3] gas[1] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2022[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 Operator
Unit CTG-1 Braes Bayou Generating LLC[1] WattBridge Energy LLC Proenergy Services
Unit CTG-2 Braes Bayou Generating LLC[1] WattBridge Energy LLC Proenergy Services
Unit CTG-3 Braes Bayou Generating LLC[1] WattBridge Energy LLC Proenergy Services
Unit CTG-4 Braes Bayou Generating LLC[1] WattBridge Energy LLC Proenergy Services
Unit CTG-5 Braes Bayou Generating LLC[1] WattBridge Energy LLC Proenergy Services
Unit CTG-6 Braes Bayou Generating LLC[1] WattBridge Energy LLC Proenergy Services

Background

As part of the ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) initiative to transition legacy power generation to renewable energy the Braes Bayou plant utilizes LM6000 technology which is equipped to burn 40% hydrogen with a pathway to 100% over the course of a decade.[9]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (July 2021)". Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
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  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220815162302/https://www.power-technology.com/news/wattbridge-braes-bayou-project/. Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. EIA23
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  9. Katie Huffman - Cyan Grey - Carmel, IN. "Home | WattBridge". www.wattbridge.info. Retrieved 2022-11-29.

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