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EIA plant 3469

Houston · Harris · TX

T H Wharton

Operated by NRG Texas Power LLC

Annual generation671,810 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextElectric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is T H Wharton?

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29.941700, -95.530600

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle663.6 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine526.3 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the TX plant index for regional peers.

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1127,148
225,223
337,568
448,672
595,185
691,991
724,528
882,739
928,656
1030,111
1156,716
1223,273

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1127,148
225,223
337,568
448,672
595,185
691,991
724,528
882,739
928,656
1030,111
1156,716
1223,273

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1127,148 MWh
225,223 MWh
337,568 MWh
448,672 MWh
595,185 MWh
691,991 MWh
724,528 MWh
882,739 MWh
928,656 MWh
1030,111 MWh
1156,716 MWh
1223,273 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG113.1OP
4Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG113.1OP
51Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG85OP
52Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG85OP
53Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG85OP
54Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG85OP
55Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG85OP
56Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG85OP
43Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG56.7OP
44Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG56.7OP
31Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG54OP
32Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG54OP
33Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG54OP
34Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG54OP
41Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG54OP
42Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG54OP
GT1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG16.3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3469
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Water Wells
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (127,148 MWh) and 12 the lowest (23,273 MWh). Their difference is 103,875 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 17 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 16.3 (GT1) to 113.1 (3, 4). The difference is 96.8 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle113.1110.0110.027.0
31Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle54.054.069.053.0
32Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle54.054.069.053.0
33Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle54.054.069.053.0
34Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle54.054.069.053.0
4Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle113.1110.0110.027.0
41Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle54.054.069.053.0
42Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle54.054.069.053.0
43Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle56.754.069.053.0
44Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle56.754.069.053.0
51Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine85.056.065.040.0
52Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine85.056.065.038.0
53Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine85.056.065.042.0
54Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine85.056.065.048.0
55Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine85.056.065.042.0
56Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine85.056.065.038.0
GT1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine16.314.016.05.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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