Power plant · Texas, United States
J K Spruce Power Plant
J K Spruce Power Plant is a coal power plant in Texas, United States, with 1,489 MW of capacity, owned by City of San Antonio - (TX).
Grid connection
566 MW of its 1,489 MW is due to retire in 2028, which frees up that much of its grid connection at 345 kV to the grid of City of San Antonio - (TX).
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Texas | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1992 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | City of San Antonio - (TX) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | City of San Antonio - (TX) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,489 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Steam Coal | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | City of San Antonio - (TX) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 345 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2028 (566 MW retiring, 1 unit, planned retirement reported to eia) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 29.3097, -98.3203 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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J K Spruce is the 14th-largest of 131 power plants in Texas and the 146th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 1,489 MW is 0.16% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 14th of 131 | 111,585 MW | 1.3% |
| United States | 146th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | 0.16% |
| All power plants in our data | 168th of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | 0.11% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 38 data centers (3 operating, 154 MW) and 15 mines (14 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon AWS SAT - 12807 Donop | Data center | — | — | 7.2 km |
| Big Oak Plant | Mine | — | Operating | 19 km |
| Alpine Silica-San Antonio | Mine | — | Operating | 19 km |
| H5 Data Centers San Antonio | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
| Lumen San Antonio 2 | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Abrego | Mine | — | Operating | 25 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
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Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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