BAYOU COGEN PLANT

How BAYOU COGEN PLANT compares

With 300 MW of capacity, BAYOU COGEN PLANT ranks 96th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 78th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.4% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 459th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2014, it is newer than 96% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Harris County with 19 other operating plants, including T H WHARTON and DEER PARK ENERGY CENTER.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 318 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 2,287 GWh in 2024 (an 82% capacity factor), down 1% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2014 and 2016.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is DOWNTOWN, about 21.7 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC, about 0.1 miles away. Another 26 operating power plants totaling 10,833 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CEDAR BAYOU (1,530 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is Netrality Houston - 1301 Fannin in Houston, about 21.2 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology