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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.