SPENCER

How SPENCER compares

With 127 MW of capacity, SPENCER ranks 164th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 104th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.2% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 633rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1966, it is older than 86% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CITY OF GARLAND - (TX), runs 3 operating plants in Texas totaling 557 MW. It shares Denton County with 2 other operating plants, FARMERS BRANCH RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY and LEWISVILLE.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 127 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas steam turbine technology. Net generation was 10.8 GWh in 2024 (a 1% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 1966 and 1973.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY CO., about 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 17 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is STATE FARM INSUR SUPPORT CENTER CENTRAL (11 MW, Oil). Within 50 miles are 11 mapped data centers; the nearest is CyrusOne Dallas (Lewisville) in Lewisville, about 15.0 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