7.5 MW Waste Heat operating in Harris, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
7.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
All Other
Technology
1970
Operating Since
Coordinates
29.7198, -95.2706
County
Harris, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Eco Services Corp. | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Eco Services Corp. | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Houston Plant, located in Harris County, Texas, is a 7.5 MW power plant that began operating in 1970. The plant is owned and operated by Eco Services Corp. and utilizes waste heat (WH) as its primary fuel source. It consists of two generators employing "All Other" technologies. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region.
In the most recent year with available data, the Houston Plant generated 52,745 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 80.1%. The plant's relatively small size results in a rank of 4 out of 4 waste heat plants in Texas, and 25 out of 31 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
TRE
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Grid Voltage
12.47 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
4.9K MWh
Latest Month
52.7K MWh
Annual Generation
80.1%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Harrisburg Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
4.172 km
Operator
CenterPoint Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
CHEDPW_GT2
Pricing Hub
HB_HOUSTON
Secondary Zone
LZ_HOUSTON
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match