J K SPRUCE

How J K SPRUCE compares

With 1,444 MW of capacity, J K SPRUCE ranks 13th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 7th of the 12 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.8% of Texas's operating Coal capacity and 1.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 76th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1992, it is older than 61% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO - (TX), runs 6 operating plants in Texas totaling 5,341 MW. It shares Bexar County with 9 other operating plants, including V H BRAUNIG and O W SOMMERS.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 1,489 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 6,124 GWh in 2024 (a 47% capacity factor), down 10% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1992 and 2010.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by BANDERA ELECTRIC COOP, INC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 9 operating power plants totaling 4,131 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is V H BRAUNIG (1,138 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, CyrusOne San Antonio in San Antonio, about 24.7 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