Braes Bayou Plant
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Braes Bayou Plant is an operating power station of at least 487-megawatts (MW) in Richmond, Fort Bend, Texas, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Braes Bayou Plant | Richmond, Fort Bend, Texas, United States | 29.480277, -95.62028 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit CTG-1, Unit CTG-2, Unit CTG-3, Unit CTG-4, Unit CTG-5, Unit CTG-6: 29.480277, -95.62028
- Unit CTG-7, Unit CTG-8: 29.480277, -95.620277
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit CTG-1 | operating[2][3] | fossil gas - natural gas[1] | 61[1] | gas turbine[1] | – | 2022[1] | – |
| Unit CTG-2 | operating[2][3] | fossil gas - natural gas[1] | 61[1] | gas turbine[1] | – | 2022[1] | – |
| Unit CTG-3 | operating[2][3] | fossil gas - natural gas[1] | 61[1] | gas turbine[1] | – | 2022[1] | – |
| Unit CTG-4 | operating[2][3] | fossil gas - natural gas[1] | 61[1] | gas turbine[1] | – | 2022[1] | – |
| Unit CTG-5 | operating[2][3] | fossil gas - natural gas[1] | 61[1] | gas turbine[1] | – | 2022[1] | – |
| Unit CTG-6 | operating[2][3] | fossil gas - natural gas[1] | 61[1] | gas turbine[1] | – | 2022[1] | – |
| Unit CTG-7 | operating[4] | fossil gas - natural gas[4] | 60.5[4] | gas turbine[4] | – | 2022[4] | – |
| Unit CTG-8 | operating[4] | fossil gas - natural gas[4] | 60.5[4] | gas turbine[4] | – | 2022[4] | – |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit CTG-1 | Braes Bayou Generating LLC [100.0%] |
| Unit CTG-2 | Braes Bayou Generating LLC [100.0%] |
| Unit CTG-3 | Braes Bayou Generating LLC [100.0%] |
| Unit CTG-4 | Braes Bayou Generating LLC [100.0%] |
| Unit CTG-5 | Braes Bayou Generating LLC [100.0%] |
| Unit CTG-6 | Braes Bayou Generating LLC [100.0%] |
| Unit CTG-7 | Braes Bayou Generating LLC [100.0%] |
| Unit CTG-8 | Braes Bayou Generating LLC [100.0%] |
Background
As part of the ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) initiative to transition legacy power generation to renewable energy the Braes Bayou plant utilizes LM6000 technology which is equipped to burn 40% hydrogen with a pathway to 100% over the course of a decade.[5]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 https://web.archive.org/web/20211122185052/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/july_generator2021.xlsx. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20230918190319/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/may_generator2023.xlsx. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220815162302/https://www.power-technology.com/news/wattbridge-braes-bayou-project/. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20240204144749/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/xls/eia8602022.zip. Archived from the original on 04 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Katie Huffman - Cyan Grey - Carmel, IN. "Home | WattBridge". www.wattbridge.info. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
Additional data
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