Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers
A 24.9 MW biomass power plant in Hidalgo, Texas, owned by Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc., commissioned in 1973, retired in 2024.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 54338Retired 2024Biomass
Nameplate capacity
24.9 MW
Primary fuel
Biomass
Commissioned
1973
Owner
Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.
Location
Hidalgo, Texas
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
0 GWh
Other fuels
Oil
Status
Retired
Retired
2024
Technology
Other Waste Biomass
Units
5
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.4 | |
| 2016 | 2.2 | |
| 2017 | 1.9 | |
| 2018 | 2.4 | |
| 2019 | 0.7 | |
| 2020 | 1.6 | |
| 2021 | 0.4 | |
| 2022 | 0.5 | |
| 2023 | 0.1 | |
| 2024 | 0 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| SMT Santa Rosa LLC | Storage | 10 MW | ~6 km |
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