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EIA plant 63688

Texas City · Galveston · TX

Topaz Generating

Operated by ProEnergy Services

Annual generation688,707 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 Topaz Generating?

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29.426389, -94.976667

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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 Combustion Turbine605 MW represented

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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.

158,431
226,169
353,405
433,838
548,039
685,675
763,626
8114,967
954,537
1067,366
1162,178
1220,476

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
158,431
226,169
353,405
433,838
548,039
685,675
763,626
8114,967
954,537
1067,366
1162,178
1220,476

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
158,431 MWh
226,169 MWh
353,405 MWh
433,838 MWh
548,039 MWh
685,675 MWh
763,626 MWh
8114,967 MWh
954,537 MWh
1067,366 MWh
1162,178 MWh
1220,476 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CTG-1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP
CTG-2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP
CTG-3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP
CTG-4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP
CTG-5Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP
CTG-6Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP
CTG-7Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP
CTG-8Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP
CTG-9Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP
CTG10Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
63688
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 8 has the highest recorded value (114,967 MWh) and 12 the lowest (20,476 MWh). Their difference is 94,491 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CTG-1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.544.549.822.5
CTG-2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.544.549.822.5
CTG-3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.544.549.822.5
CTG-4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.544.549.822.5
CTG-5Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.544.549.822.5
CTG-6Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.544.549.822.5
CTG-7Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.544.549.822.5
CTG-8Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.544.549.822.5
CTG-9Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.544.549.822.5
CTG10Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.544.549.822.5

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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