Powerlane Plant — United States of America

Gas power plant in Texas, United States of America. Approximate location 33.1707, -96.1264.

GasTexasUnited States of AmericaEnginePre ConstructionCO₂ modelled

Powerlane Plant is a 112.2 MW gas power station in Texas, United States of America. It ranks #2653 of 10,938 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 112,634 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 26k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 40.0% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).

112.2MW installed capacity
112,634t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
1980Pre Construction

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0004195.

Data status

Known data

FacilityPowerlane Plant WRI
CountryUnited States of America · Texas WRI
Coordinates33.1707, -96.1264 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity112.2 MW Wikidata P2109; installed/nameplate capacity
Verification noteQuality label backfilled from existing source-backed capacity provenance on 2026-07-05; capacity value was not changed. source-verified
OwnerCity of Greenville - (TX) WRI
Commissioned1980 WRI
TechnologyEngine WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions112,634 t CO₂·a⁻¹ modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#2653 / 10938 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1109 / 2165 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.93× · 121.2 MW · n=2165 calculated
Climate17.6°C · HDD 1,316 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 38/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 112.2 MW, Powerlane Plant is around the median gas plant in United States of America (121.2 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

~112,634 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

26kpassenger cars driven for a year
15khomes' yearly energy use
1.9 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #1109 largest gas power plant of 2165 in United States of America by capacity.

United States of America has 2165 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 789,950 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 33.1707, -96.1264 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Powerlane Plant?

Powerlane Plant is a 112.2 MW gas power plant in Texas, United States of America, Pre Construction 1980.

How much CO₂ does Powerlane Plant emit?

Powerlane Plant has modelled emissions of about 112,634 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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