W. A. Parish Unit 6
W. A. Parish Unit 6 is an electrical generator in Fort Bend, Texas. W. A. Parish Unit 6 is situated nearby to the power station WA Parish Generating Station, as well as near the village Thompsons.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include WA Parish Generating Station.
WA Parish Generating Station
Power station
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The W.A. Parish Generating Station is a 3.65-gigawatt, dual-fired power plant located near Thompsons, Texas. The station occupies a 4,664-acre site near Smithers Lake southwest of Houston in Fort Bend County and consists of two four-unit plants; one natural gas and the other coal. WA Parish Generating Station is situated 720 feet east of W. A. Parish Unit 6.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thompsons and Booth.
Thompsons
Village
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Thompsons is a town in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 156 at the 2020 census. Thompsons is situated 3½ miles northeast of W. A. Parish Unit 6.
Booth
Hamlet
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Booth is a small unincorporated community in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 60 in 1990. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area. Booth is situated 3½ miles north of W. A. Parish Unit 6.
Crabb
Hamlet
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Crabb is a small unincorporated community in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 125 in 2000. It is located in the Greater Houston metro area. Crabb is situated 6 miles northwest of W. A. Parish Unit 6.
W. A. Parish Unit 6
- Type: Electrical generator
- Category: industry
- Location: Fort Bend, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.47823° or 29° 28′ 42″ northLongitude
-95.63479° or 95° 38′ 5″ westInception
1978Operator
NRG EnergyOpen location code
76X6F9H8+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 39623959
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