NRG Elbow Creek Energy Storage Project
A 2 MW storage power plant in Howard, Texas, owned by NRG Texas Power LLC, commissioned in 2017, retired in 2024.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 61362Retired 2024Storage
Nameplate capacity
2 MW
Primary fuel
Storage
Commissioned
2017
Owner
NRG Texas Power LLC
Location
Howard, Texas
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
0 GWh
Status
Retired
Retired
2024
Technology
Batteries
Units
1
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | |
| 2019 | -0.1 | |
| 2020 | -0.1 | |
| 2021 | -0.1 | |
| 2022 | -0.1 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panther Creek Wind Farm I | Wind | 142.5 MW | ~8 km |
| Gunsight Mountain Wind Energy LLC | Wind | 120 MW | ~8 km |
| Elbow Creek Wind Project LLC | Wind | 121.9 MW | ~8 km |
| Big Spring Wind Power Facility | Wind | 34.3 MW | ~10 km |
| Ocotillo Windpower | Wind | 58.8 MW | ~10 km |
| C R Wing Cogen Plant | Natural Gas | 230 MW | ~13 km |