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J T Deely Power Plant

J T Deely Power Plant is a closed coal power plant in Texas, United States, with 932 MW of capacity, operated by City of San Antonio - (TX).

Grid connection

It closed in 2023, which freed up a 932 MW grid connection at 138 kV to the grid of City of San Antonio - (TX), unless it has been reassigned since.

Retiring power plants in the United States

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.

FactValueSource
LocationTexasEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusClosedEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Start year1977EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
End year2023EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
OperatorCity of San Antonio - (TX)EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity932 MW (nameplate of its retired generators)EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyConventional Steam CoalEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorCity of San Antonio - (TX)EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage138 kVEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates29.3081, -98.3228EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

J T Deely is the 43rd-largest of 131 power plants in Texas and the 361st-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 932 MW is 0.1% 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.

WithinRankTotalShare
Texas43rd of 131111,585 MW0.84%
United States361st of 1,009917,512 MW0.1%
All power plants in our data551st of 15,8001,923,633 MW<0.1%

Timeline

Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.

  1. Started operating
  2. Retired

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.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Amazon AWS SAT - 12807 DonopData center——6.9 km
Big Oak PlantMine—Operating19 km
Alpine Silica-San AntonioMine—Operating19 km
H5 Data Centers San AntonioData center——21 km
Lumen San Antonio 2Data center——23 km
AbregoMine—Operating25 km

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