Aerial view of fire damage at WA Parish Power Generating Station in Fort Bend County
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Investigators looking into what caused fire at WA Parish Power Generating Station in Fort Bend Count
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Spokesman: Flames now under control at WA Parish Power Generating Station in Fort Bend County
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Raw video: Fire at power plant in Fort Bend County
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Coal Power: Inside the Parish Generating Station - SWITCH ENERGY ALLIANCE
The WA Parish Generating Station is a 3.65-gigawatt, dual-fired power plant located in unincorporated 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. With a total installed capacity of 3,653 MW, it is the second largest conventional power station in the US. NRG Energy owns and operates the plant.