Topaz Generating power station

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Topaz Generating power station is an operating power station of at least 610-megawatts (MW) in Texas City, Galveston, Texas, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Topaz Generating power station Texas City, Galveston, Texas, United States 29.426389, -94.97667 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CTG-1, CTG-2, CTG-3, CTG-4, CTG-5, CTG-6, CTG-7, CTG-8, CTG-9, CTG10: 29.426389, -94.97667

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
CTG-1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2021[1]
CTG-2 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2021[1]
CTG-3 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2021[1]
CTG-4 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2021[1]
CTG-5 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2021[1]
CTG-6 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2021[1]
CTG-7 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2021[1]
CTG-8 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2021[2][3]
CTG-9 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2021[2][3]
CTG10 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2021[2][3]

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 Operator Owner Parent
CTG-1 ProEnergy Services Topaz Generating LLC [100%][1] ACON Investments
CTG-2 ProEnergy Services Topaz Generating LLC [100%][1] ACON Investments
CTG-3 ProEnergy Services Topaz Generating LLC [100%][1] ACON Investments
CTG-4 ProEnergy Services Topaz Generating LLC [100%][1] ACON Investments
CTG-5 ProEnergy Services Topaz Generating LLC [100%][1] ACON Investments
CTG-6 ProEnergy Services Topaz Generating LLC [100%][1] ACON Investments
CTG-7 ProEnergy Services Topaz Generating LLC [100%][1] ACON Investments
CTG-8 ProEnergy Services Topaz II LLC [100%][1] ACON Investments
CTG-9 ProEnergy Services Topaz II LLC [100%][1] ACON Investments
CTG10 ProEnergy Services Topaz II LLC [100%][1] ACON Investments

Background

As part of the ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) initiative to transition legacy power generation to renewable energy the plant utilizes LM6000 technology which is equipped to burn 40% hydrogen with a pathway to 100% over the course of a decade.[4]

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 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.53 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.57 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (July 2021)". Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (May 2023)". Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221115221036/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/xls/table_6_03.xlsx. Archived from the original on 2022-11-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Katie Huffman - Cyan Grey - Carmel, IN. "Home | WattBridge". www.wattbridge.info. Retrieved 2022-11-29.

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