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Shell Deer Park

Shell Deer Park is a 228 MW operating power plant in Harris County, Texas, operated by Deer Park Refinery Limited Partnership (DPRLP).

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingOct 1979 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GEN5Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine94 MW OperatingApr 1995
GEN4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine88 MW OperatingApr 1995
GEN1All Other46 MW Out of service long-termOct 1979
GEN2All Other46 MW OperatingOct 1979

Plant details

Operator
Deer Park Refinery Limited Partnership (DPRLP)
Location
Harris County, Texas
Balancing authority
ERCO
Sector
Industrial CHP
Capacity
Operating: 228 MW
Out of service: 45.9 MW
First unit online
Oct 1979
EIA plant ID
50304

Location

29.7232, -95.1289

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem