O W SOMMERS

How O W SOMMERS compares

With 892 MW of capacity, O W SOMMERS ranks 36th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 25th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.3% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 132nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1972, it is older than 82% 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 J K SPRUCE and V H BRAUNIG.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 892 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas steam turbine technology. Net generation was 2,532 GWh in 2024 (a 32% capacity factor), up 81% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1972 and 1974.

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 4,683 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is J K SPRUCE (1,444 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, CyrusOne San Antonio in San Antonio, about 24.5 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