Morgan Creek power station

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Morgan Creek power station is an operating power station of at least 534-megawatts (MW) in Colorado City, Mitchell, Texas, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Morgan Creek power station Colorado City, Mitchell, Texas, United States 32.3358, -100.9156 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6: 32.3358, -100.9156

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
CT1 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] 89[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 1988[1]
CT2 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] 89[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 1988[1]
CT3 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] 89[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 1988[1]
CT4 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] 89[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 1988[1]
CT5 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] 89[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 1988[1]
CT6 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] 89[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 1988[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
CT1 Luminant Generation Company LLC [100%][3] Vistra Corp [100.0%]
CT2 Luminant Generation Company LLC [100%][3] Vistra Corp [100.0%]
CT3 Luminant Generation Company LLC [100%][3] Vistra Corp [100.0%]
CT4 Luminant Generation Company LLC [100%][3] Vistra Corp [100.0%]
CT5 Luminant Generation Company LLC [100%][3] Vistra Corp [100.0%]
CT6 Luminant Generation Company LLC [100%][3] Vistra Corp [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 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 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (July 2021)". Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

Additional data

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