Permian Basin

600 North Yucca Dr., Monahans, TX 79756

Plant Summary Information

Permian Basin is ranked #91 out of 313 natural gas power plants in Texas in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

Permian Basin is comprised of 5 generators and generated 152.4 GWh during the 3-month period between September 2025 to December 2025.

Plant Name	Permian Basin
Utility Name	Luminant Generation Company LLC
Location	Ward County, TX
Initial Operation Date	June 1958
Last Update	Dec 2025
Annual Generation	669.5 GWh
Annual Consumption	6.3 M MMBtu
Ranked #1,049 out of 13,081 Power Plants Nationwide
Ranked #506 out of 2,206 Natural Gas Power Plants Nationwide
Ranked #198 out of 852 Texas Power Plants
Ranked #91 out of 313 Texas Natural Gas Power Plants
Fuel Types	Natural Gas : 98.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.3%

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Permian Basin Details

Summary Information
Plant Name	Permian Basin (3494)
Plant Address	600 North Yucca Dr., Monahans, TX 79756
Utility	Luminant Generation Company LLC (55983)
Latitude, Longitude	31.5839, -102.9633
Generation Dates on File	Jan 2001 to Dec 2025
Initial Operation Date	June 1958
Annual Generation	669.5 GWh
Fuel Types	Natural Gas : 98.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.3%

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Information
FERC Cogeneration Status	No
FERC Small Power Producer Status	No
FERC Exempt Wholesale Generator Status	No

Regulatory Information
Regulatory Status	Non-Regulated
NERC Region	TRE
Balancing Authority	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO)
NAICS Code	Utilities (22)
Sector	IPP Non-CHP (2)
Water Source	Wells
Ash Impoundment	No
Transmission / Distribution Owner	Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (44372) TX
Grid Voltage	138.00 kV
Energy Storage	No

Natural Gas Information
Pipeline Name	ENERGY TRANSFER FUEL LP
Natural Gas Storage	No
Liquefied Natural Gas Storage	No

* Data obtained from the 2025 EIA 860 Report

Generator CT1 Details Operating May 1988

Technology	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Prime Mover	Combustion Turbine
Ownership	Single Owner
Nameplate Capacity	89.4 MW
Nameplate Power Factor	0.9
Summer Capacity	63 MW
Winter Capacity	79 MW
Minimum Load	41 MW
Uprate/Derate Completed	No
Status	Operating

First Operation Date	May 1988
Combined Heat & Power	No
Sector Name	IPP Non-CHP (2)
Energy Source	Natural Gas / Distillate Fuel Oil
Solid Fuel Gasification	No
Carbon Capture Technology	No
Time From Cold Shutdown To Full Load	1H
Multiple Fuels	Yes
Cofire Fuels	No
Switch Between Oil And Natural Gas	Yes

Multifuel Details
Switch When Operating	Yes
Net Summer Capacity With Natural Gas	68 MW
Net Winter Capacity With Natural Gas	71 MW
Net Summer Capacity With Oil	68 MW
Net Winter Capacity With Oil	71 MW
Time To Switch From Gas To Oil	1H
Time To Switch From Oil To Gas	1H
Factors That Limit Switching	Yes
Air Permit Limits	Yes

Generator CT2 Details Operating May 1988

Technology	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Prime Mover	Combustion Turbine
Ownership	Single Owner
Nameplate Capacity	89.4 MW
Nameplate Power Factor	0.9
Summer Capacity	64 MW
Winter Capacity	76 MW
Minimum Load	41 MW
Uprate/Derate Completed	No
Status	Operating

First Operation Date	May 1988
Combined Heat & Power	No
Sector Name	IPP Non-CHP (2)
Energy Source	Natural Gas / Distillate Fuel Oil
Solid Fuel Gasification	No
Carbon Capture Technology	No
Time From Cold Shutdown To Full Load	1H
Multiple Fuels	Yes
Cofire Fuels	No
Switch Between Oil And Natural Gas	Yes

Multifuel Details
Switch When Operating	Yes
Net Summer Capacity With Natural Gas	65 MW
Net Winter Capacity With Natural Gas	71 MW
Net Summer Capacity With Oil	65 MW
Net Winter Capacity With Oil	71 MW
Time To Switch From Gas To Oil	1H
Time To Switch From Oil To Gas	1H
Factors That Limit Switching	Yes
Air Permit Limits	Yes

Generator CT3 Details Operating May 1988

Technology	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Prime Mover	Combustion Turbine
Ownership	Single Owner
Nameplate Capacity	89.4 MW
Nameplate Power Factor	0.9
Summer Capacity	64 MW
Winter Capacity	78 MW
Minimum Load	41 MW
Uprate/Derate Completed	No
Status	Operating

First Operation Date	May 1988
Combined Heat & Power	No
Sector Name	IPP Non-CHP (2)
Energy Source	Natural Gas / Distillate Fuel Oil
Solid Fuel Gasification	No
Carbon Capture Technology	No
Time From Cold Shutdown To Full Load	1H
Multiple Fuels	Yes
Cofire Fuels	No
Switch Between Oil And Natural Gas	Yes

Multifuel Details
Switch When Operating	Yes
Net Summer Capacity With Natural Gas	68 MW
Net Winter Capacity With Natural Gas	74 MW
Net Summer Capacity With Oil	68 MW
Net Winter Capacity With Oil	74 MW
Time To Switch From Gas To Oil	1H
Time To Switch From Oil To Gas	1H
Factors That Limit Switching	Yes
Air Permit Limits	Yes

Generator CT4 Details Operating February 1990

Technology	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Prime Mover	Combustion Turbine
Ownership	Single Owner
Nameplate Capacity	89.4 MW
Nameplate Power Factor	0.9
Summer Capacity	64 MW
Winter Capacity	75 MW
Minimum Load	41 MW
Uprate/Derate Completed	No
Status	Operating

First Operation Date	February 1990
Combined Heat & Power	No
Sector Name	IPP Non-CHP (2)
Energy Source	Natural Gas / Distillate Fuel Oil
Solid Fuel Gasification	No
Carbon Capture Technology	No
Time From Cold Shutdown To Full Load	1H
Multiple Fuels	Yes
Cofire Fuels	No
Switch Between Oil And Natural Gas	Yes

Multifuel Details
Switch When Operating	Yes
Net Summer Capacity With Natural Gas	69 MW
Net Winter Capacity With Natural Gas	75 MW
Net Summer Capacity With Oil	69 MW
Net Winter Capacity With Oil	75 MW
Time To Switch From Gas To Oil	1H
Time To Switch From Oil To Gas	1H
Factors That Limit Switching	Yes
Air Permit Limits	Yes

Generator CT5 Details Operating February 1990

Technology	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Prime Mover	Combustion Turbine
Ownership	Single Owner
Nameplate Capacity	89.4 MW
Nameplate Power Factor	0.9
Summer Capacity	65 MW
Winter Capacity	79 MW
Minimum Load	41 MW
Uprate/Derate Completed	No
Status	Operating

First Operation Date	February 1990
Combined Heat & Power	No
Sector Name	IPP Non-CHP (2)
Energy Source	Natural Gas / Distillate Fuel Oil
Solid Fuel Gasification	No
Carbon Capture Technology	No
Time From Cold Shutdown To Full Load	1H
Multiple Fuels	Yes
Cofire Fuels	No
Switch Between Oil And Natural Gas	Yes

Multifuel Details
Switch When Operating	Yes
Net Summer Capacity With Natural Gas	70 MW
Net Winter Capacity With Natural Gas	75 MW
Net Summer Capacity With Oil	70 MW
Net Winter Capacity With Oil	75 MW
Time To Switch From Gas To Oil	1H
Time To Switch From Oil To Gas	1H
Factors That Limit Switching	Yes
Air Permit Limits	Yes

Permian Basin Plant Owners

Owner Name	Address	Generator	Ownership
Luminant Generation Company LLC	6555 Sierra Drive, Irving, TX 75039	Generator 5	100.00%
Luminant Gen Co LLC Fin Holding	, ,	Generator 6	100.00%

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#498	Tracy Combined Cycle Power Plant	Tracy, CA	697.6 GWh
#499	New Castle Plant	West Pittsburg, PA	695.4 GWh
#500	Riverside (OK)	Jenks, OK	686.0 GWh
#501	John R Kelly	Gainesville, FL	680.1 GWh
#502	Sumas Power Plant	Sumas, WA	675.8 GWh
#503	Las Vegas Generating Station	North Las Vegas, NV	671.7 GWh
#504	Tennessee Eastman Operations	Kingsport, TN	1.0 TWh
#505	HF Sinclair Puget Sound Refining	Anacortes, WA	896.6 GWh
#507	T H Wharton	Houston, TX	655.1 GWh
#508	Greenland Energy Center	Jacksonville, FL	658.1 GWh
#509	Panoche Energy Center	Firebaugh, CA	651.8 GWh
#510	Marsh Run Generation Facility	Remington, VA	687.4 GWh
#511	Martinez Refining	Martinez, CA	668.8 GWh
#512	Cherokee County Cogen	Gaffney, SC	644.3 GWh
#513	Emporia Energy Center	Emporia, KS	634.2 GWh
#514	Greenidge Generation LLC	Dresden, NY	624.9 GWh
#515	Freeport LP Pretreatment Facility	Freeport, TX	623.7 GWh
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Below are closest 20 power plants surrounding Permian Basin.

Plant Name	Plant Location	Annual Generation	Distance
Crane Solar Project	Crane, TX	395.1 GWh	44.7 mi
Ector County Energy Center	Goldsmith, TX	934.6 GWh	40.2 mi
Goldsmith	Goldsmith, TX	101.0 MWh	33.2 mi
Greasewood II LLC	Girvin, TX	846.6 GWh	39.3 mi
N. Mary Francis	Odessa, TX	116.0 MWh	39 mi
Notrees Windpower Hybrid	Goldsmith, TX	220.4 GWh	29.5 mi
Oberon IA	Odessa, TX	262.9 GWh	17.5 mi
Oberon IB	Odessa, TX	47.8 GWh	17.3 mi
Odessa-Ector Power Plant	Odessa, TX	8.5 TWh	41.4 mi
Oxy Renewable Energy - Goldsmith	Goldsmith, TX	38.8 GWh	34.7 mi
Phoebe Solar	Kermit, TX	515.5 GWh	18.8 mi
Quail Run Energy Center	Odessa, TX	3.1 TWh	42.1 mi
SPS1 Dollarhide	Jal, NM	22.5 GWh	38.9 mi
SPS2 Jal	Jal, NM	21.8 GWh	43.4 mi
Swift Air Solar I	Goldsmith, TX	398.2 GWh	20.3 mi
Swift Air Solar II	Odessa, TX	179.7 GWh	27.8 mi
Swift Air Solar III	Odessa, TX	123.0 GWh	27.8 mi
Taygete Energy Project LLC	Coyanosa, TX	530.6 GWh	30.5 mi
Taygete II Energy Project	Coyanosa, TX	474.4 GWh	29.2 mi
Westover	Odessa, TX	100.0 MWh	35 mi