CEDAR BAYOU 4

How CEDAR BAYOU 4 compares

With 536 MW of capacity, CEDAR BAYOU 4 ranks 72nd among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 57th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.8% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 311th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is newer than 76% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Chambers County with 4 other operating plants, including CEDAR BAYOU and BAYTOWN ENERGY CENTER.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 536 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 2,266 GWh in 2024 (a 48% capacity factor), down 8% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 20 operating power plants totaling 8,945 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 26.6 miles away.

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