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Data for 2010  |  Release Date: April 26, 2012  |  Next Release: February 2013  |   full report

Nuclear Profile 2010 Texas profile

Texas total electric power industry, summer capacity and net generation, by energy source, 2010 
Primary energy source Summer capacity
(mw)
Share of State total
(percent)
Net generation
(thousand mwh)
Share of State total
(percent)
Nuclear 4,966 4.6 41,335 10.0
Coal 22,335 20.6 150,173 36.5
Hydro and Pumped Storage 689 0.6 1,262 0.3
Natural Gas 69,291 64.0 186,882 45.4
Other 1 477 0.4 3,630 0.9
Other Renewable1 10,295 9.5 27,705 6.7
Petroleum 204 0.2 708 0.2
Total 108,258 100.0 411,695 100.0
1Municipal Solid Waste net generation is allocated according to the biogenic and non-biogenic components of the fuel; however, all Municipal Solid Waste summer capacity is classified as Renewable.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Other: Blast furnace gas, propane gas, other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels, non-biogenic municipal solid waste, batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, tire-derived fuel, and miscellaneous technologies.
Other Renewable: Wood, black liquor, other wood waste, biogenic municipal solid waste, landfill gas, sludge waste, agriculture byproducts, other biomass, geothermal, solar thermal, photovoltaic energy, and wind.
Source:Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Texas nuclear power plants, summer capacity and net generation, 2010  
Plant name/total reactors Summer capacity
(mw)
Net generation
(thousand mwh)
Share of State nuclear
net generation (percent)
Owner
Comanche Peak
Unit 1, Unit 2
2,406 20,208 48.9 TXU Generation Co LP
South Texas Project
Unit 1, Unit 2
2,560 21,127 51.1 STP Nuclear Operating Co
2 Plants
4 Reactors
4,966 41,335 100.0  
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Plants in State

Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant 
Unit Summer capacity
(mw)
Net generation
(thousand mwh)
Summer capacity factor (percent) Type Commercial operation date License expiration date
1 1,209 9,677 91.4 PWR 8/13/1990 2/8/2030
2 1,197 10,532 100.4 PWR 8/3/1993 2/2/2033
  2,406 20,208 95.9      
Data for 2010
PWR = Pressurized Light Water Reactor.
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Operator: Luminant

Location and Service Territory: The Comanche Peak power plant is located in Somervell County.

Reactor Descriptions: Both units are Westinghouse four-loop pressurized water reactors.

Cooling System: Comanche Peak uses a once-through cooling system that draws water from the Squaw Creek Reservoir.


South Texas Project Nuclear Power Plant 
Unit Summer capacity
(mw)
Net generation
(thousand mwh)
Summer capacity factor (percent) Type Commercial operation date License expiration date
1 1,280 11,304 100.8 PWR 8/25/1988 8/20/2027
2 1,280 9,823 87.6 PWR 6/19/1989 12/15/2028
  2,560 21,127 94.2      
Data for 2010
PWR = Pressurized Light Water Reactor.
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Operator: STP Nuclear Operating Company.

Location and Service Territory: The South Texas Project (STP) is located in Matagorda County between Bay City and Palacios.

Staffing: There are 1,300 full-time personnel, including contractors.

Reactor Descriptions: Both South Texas reactors are Westinghouse four-loop pressurized water reactors holding 193 fuel assemblies.

Cooling System: STP is cooled by water from its own 7,000 acre reservoir.



2Nuclear Power Plant Construction Activity, DOE/EIA-0473(86), Energy Information Administration, 1986, pp 16-17, Table 5. Adjusted to 2007 Dollars using Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index.

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