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PowerPlantFactsEvidence report · prepared 15 October 2026https://powerplantfacts.com/entity/3470
EIA plant 3470
Thompsons · Fort Bend · TX
W A Parish
Operated by NRG Texas Power LLC
Published location
Where is W A Parish?
This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.
29.482800, -95.631100
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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
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.
11,050,467
2217,101
3456,344
4510,299
51,156,030
61,079,590
71,254,816
81,568,509.04
91,282,332.97
101,399,200.96
111,032,907
121,158,192.04
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.
Read the chart as a table
| Record | MWh net generation |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,050,467 |
| 2 | 217,101 |
| 3 | 456,344 |
| 4 | 510,299 |
| 5 | 1,156,030 |
| 6 | 1,079,590 |
| 7 | 1,254,816 |
| 8 | 1,568,509.04 |
| 9 | 1,282,332.97 |
| 10 | 1,399,200.96 |
| 11 | 1,032,907 |
| 12 | 1,158,192.04 |
2024 monthly net generation
| Month | Net generation |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,050,467 MWh |
| 2 | 217,101 MWh |
| 3 | 456,344 MWh |
| 4 | 510,299 MWh |
| 5 | 1,156,030 MWh |
| 6 | 1,079,590 MWh |
| 7 | 1,254,816 MWh |
| 8 | 1,568,509 MWh |
| 9 | 1,282,333 MWh |
| 10 | 1,399,201 MWh |
| 11 | 1,032,907 MWh |
| 12 | 1,158,192 MWh |
Operating generators
| ID | Technology | Fuel | MW | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Conventional Steam Coal | SUB | 734.1 | OP |
| 6 | Conventional Steam Coal | SUB | 734.1 | OP |
| 8 | Conventional Steam Coal | SUB | 654 | OP |
| 7 | Conventional Steam Coal | SUB | 614.6 | OP |
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | NG | 580.5 | OP |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | NG | 299.2 | OP |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | NG | 187.8 | OP |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | NG | 187.8 | OP |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 16.3 | OP |
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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3470
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Smithers Lake
Data edition
2024-final
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