Cedar Bayou 4 power station
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Cedar Bayou 4 power station is an operating power station of at least 536-megawatts (MW) in Eldon, Chambers, Texas, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Bayou 4 power station | Eldon, Chambers, Texas, United States | 29.751645, -94.92312 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- CBY4: 29.751645, -94.92312
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBY4 | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas[1] | 536[1] | combined cycle[1] | no[1] | 2009[1] |
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 | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| CBY4 | NRG Cedar Bayou Development Co LLC [50%]; OE Holdings LLC [50%][2][2] | NRG Energy Inc [50.0%]; OE Holdings LLC [50.0%] |
Background
The Cedar Bayou 4 Power Station was acquired by the private equity firm Carlyle Group in August of 2021[3], and is still owned by Carlyle. More information about this deal can be found on GEM's "Carlyle's Private Equity Investments" Wiki page.
During the time Carlyle has owned the Cedar Bay Plant, EPA emissions data[4] are as follows:
| Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2021 |
| 695363 |
| Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2021 |
| 322 |
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20200612191408/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/november_generator2019.xlsx. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230122152327/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/november_generator2022.xlsx. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Historical List of Assets Managed by Cogentrix".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "GHG Facility Details - Cedar Bayou 4". ghgdata.epa.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
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Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of gas-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
