W.A. Parish Carbon Capture Plant
Fort Bend County, Texas · EIA plant ID 58378 · Operator: Petra Nova Power I LLC
Nameplate82MWSummer 41 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation201GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor56%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate19,742Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2013Runs as baseload
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.6 | 2.0% | 13,621 |
| 2014 | 13.5 | 2.1% | 11,984 |
| 2015 | 18.6 | 2.9% | 12,035 |
| 2016 | 42 | 6.5% | 18,745 |
| 2017 | 271.3 | 41.9% | 20,916 |
| 2018 | 276.6 | 42.7% | 21,342 |
| 2019 | 343.2 | 52.9% | 21,782 |
| 2020 | 91 | 14.0% | 21,236 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 109 | 16.8% | 19,175 |
| 2024 | 200.8 | 30.9% | 19,522 |
| 2025 | 200.5 | 55.8% | 19,742 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 82.2 | 41 | Jun 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Petra Nova Power I LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Petra Nova Power I LLC | 100.0% | 82 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| W A Parish | 4,008 MW | 0.9 km |
| Jack Fusco Energy Center | 676 MW | 1 km |
| Braes Bayou Plant | 484 MW | 1.5 km |
| Bypass BESS | 200 MW | 1.6 km |
| Crowned Heron 2 - Storage, LLC | 150 MW | 1.6 km |
| Crowned Heron 1 - Storage, LLC | 150 MW | 1.7 km |