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A new gas power plant in Baytown from NRG Energy will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money as part of a loan from the state, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/09/26/531996/new-nrg-gas-facility-in-baytown-receives-562-million-state-loan/

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NRG receives $562 million state loan for new gas plant in Baytown

Gov. Greg Abbott announced the state would fund about 60% of the total project cost. It’s NRG Energy's second state grant as part of the Texas Energy Fund.

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Houston Public MediaAug 6, 2025

NRG Energy has secured a multimillion-dollar state loan to construct two new natural gas units at a power plant in Houston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/08/06/528002/nrg-energy-receives-up-to-216m-state-loan-to-construct-two-houston-natural-gas-facilities/

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NRG Energy receives up to $216M state loan to construct new natural gas units at Houston power plant

The units, to be built at the TH Wharton Power Plant in Northwest Houston, will be designed to generate 456 megawatts of electricity for the region.

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Houston Public MediaMar 5, 2025

Houston-based NRG Energy has announced a venture to build four new natural gas power plants in the U.S. to power artificial intelligence data centers, with some slated for Texas.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/03/05/515340/nrg-energy-announces-plans-for-4-new-natural-gas-plants-to-power-a-i/

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Houston-based NRG Energy announces plans for four new natural gas plants to power AI

The company said the new facilities will serve the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the Texas power grid, and the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland (PJM) regions.

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Houston Public MediaSep 30, 2024

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is holding a public hearing for the W.A. Parish power plant in Richmond on Monday night.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/09/30/501357/tceq-to-host-public-hearing-for-w-a-parish-power-plant/

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TCEQ to host public hearing for W.A. Parish power plant on installing wastewater treatment equipment

Representatives for NRG said the water concentrator will help the power plant comply with the EPA’s new wastewater standards, roughly four years ahead of the deadline set by the federal agency.

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