# NRG Energy proposes $526.8M expansion at Cedar Bayou power plant in Texas

NRG Energy proposed adding a 690-megawatt natural gas-fired combined-cycle power block at its Cedar Bayou plant in Baytown, Texas. The $526.8 million project, called Project Moonshot, would create 18 permanent jobs and begin commercial operations in 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-08-10
- Where: Baytown, Texas, United States
- Value: $526.8M
- Jobs: 18
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 690 MW
- Products: electric power
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [NRG Energy](https://endata.com/companies/23555.md)

## Sources

- [baytownedf.org](https://baytownedf.org/news/article/nrg-energy-proposes-526m-expansion-at-cedar-bayou-plant-in-east-baytown), 2022-08-10: "Should the project be approved by the company’s board, receive sufficient debt financing support, and be constructed, it would increase the state’s power grid capacity, reliability and performance."

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