The biggest gas-fired power stations have a capacity of about 750 megawatts.
Currently, the development of gas-fired thermoelectric power is somewhat jeopardized by the lack of secure gas supplies.
Drought in the Northwest cut the supply of hydroelectric power and compelled utilities to buy more gas-fired power, which increased the demand for natural gas above historic levels.
On the other hand, if the price of natural gas was doubled, the cost of gas-fired power would increase by about 60 percent.
American Electric Power (formerly West Texas Utilities) has a gas-fired electric generating power plant located at Lake Stamford.
Mr. Austin's company is a partner in building a gas-fired power plant south of Ciudad Juarez, with a gas pipeline to Mexico also in the works.
India's coal-fired, oil-fired and natural gas-fired thermal power plants are inefficient and offer significant potential for CO2 emission reduction through better technology.
The most efficient gas-fired electrical power stations can achieve 50% conversion efficiency.
In Colombia, the Enron Corporation of Houston is the lead partner in a consortium to build and operate a $200 million gas-fired electric power plant.
September 28, 2011, The Ontario Liberals announce that if elected, they would relocate the now controversial natural gas-fired power generating station already under construction.
