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Ascend Performance Materials Texas Inc.52.1 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

Ascend Performance Materials Texas Inc. is a 52.1 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Ascend Performance Materials since 1999. Ranked #1113 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 52.1 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Ascend Performance Materials 81.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include W A Parish (4008.4 MW, Coal) and Green Power 2 (861 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Texas, approximately 50 km southwest of Houston.

Capacity
52.1 MW
Commissioning Year
1999

27 years old

Owner
Ascend Performance Materials
Location
29.2558°, -95.2103°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,882. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,921 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,688 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

27 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Ascend Performance Materials operates 1 plants totalling 52 MW

Regional density

58 plants within 100 km, 32,566 MW combined

Nearest plant: Power Island (3.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 29.255800, -95.210300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
100.6 Kt
205 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.72 Mt
Over 27 years of operation
Closing Soon
2029
3 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
21.9K
cars per year
13.4K
homes per year
4.6M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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