Channel Energy Center

Channel Energy Center is a power station in Harris County, Texas. Channel Energy Center is situated nearby to Houston Refining, as well as near the town Galena Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Houston Refining and Vince’s Bridge.

Houston Refining

Photo: Rifleman 82, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Operating as Houston Refining, LP, LyondellBasell's Houston refinery is a 268,000-barrel-per-day along the Houston Ship Channel. This refinery has been in operation since 1918, and it currently produces gasoline, lubricant base stock, propylene, and other associated materials. Houston Refining is situated 2,200 feet south of Channel Energy Center.

Vince’s Bridge

Memorial

Photo: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vince's Bridge was a wooden bridge constructed by Allen Vince over Vince Bayou near Houston, Texas. Its destruction by the Texan Army Rangering Company played a critical role during the April 1836 Battle of San Jacinto in the decisive defeat of the Mexican Army, which effectively ended the Texas Revolution. Vince’s Bridge is situated 4,000 feet east of Channel Energy Center.

Pasadena High School

School

Pasadena High School is the first established high school in Pasadena, Texas, located along Texas State Highway 225. It serves grades 9th through 12 and is part of the Pasadena Independent School District. Pasadena High School is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Channel Energy Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galena Park and Pasadena.

Galena Park

Town

Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.

Galena Park is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 10,740 at the 2020 census. The population is predominantly Hispanic.

Pasadena

Photo: ShreveNewsMan, Public domain.

Pasadena is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Harris County. It is part of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 151,950, making it the 23rd most populous city in Texas and the second most populous in Harris County, after Houston.

Jacinto City

Village

Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.

Jacinto City is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, east of the intersection of Interstate 10 and the East Loop of Interstate 610. Jacinto City is part of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area and is bordered by the cities of Houston and Galena Park. Jacinto City is situated 3½ miles north of Channel Energy Center.

Channel Energy Center

Type: Power station
Categories: gas turbine power station, natural gas-fired power station, and industry
Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.71882° or 29° 43′ 8″ north

Longitude

-95.23269° or 95° 13′ 58″ west

Inception

July 2001

Operator

Calpine

Open location code

76X6PQ98+GW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 422731519

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

Wikidata ID

Q11963432

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Channel Energy Center” goes by many names.

Norwegian Bokmål: “Channel gasskraftverk”
Norwegian: “Channel gasskraftverk”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Crown Hill Cemetery and Light Company Park.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Texan Army Crossing of Buffalo Bayou (San Jacinto) and Crown Hill Cemetery.

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