Exelon LaPorte Generating Station — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 55365
- Capacity
- 236 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Harris, TX
- Operating Since
- 2001
- Generators
- 4
- Operator
- LaPorte Power, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 164,863.02 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 7.9%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Exelon LaPorte Generating Station
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #113 of 313 Natural Gas plants in TX#713 of 2009 nationally
236 MW Natural Gas operating in Harris, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAWD
236 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
2001
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
29.7030, -95.0719
County
Harris, TX
Nearby Plants
- San Jacinto Steam Electric StationNatural Gas176.4 MW · 3.2 km
- Houston Chemical Complex BattlegroundNatural Gas380.7 MW · 3.3 km
- WAL5116Natural Gas1.2 MW · 5.0 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | LaPorte Power, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | LaPorte Power, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Exelon LaPorte Generating Station is a 236 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Harris County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2001 and consists of four natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. It is owned and operated by LaPorte Power, LLC. The plant is located within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority area and the TRE NERC region.
In the most recent year of reported data, the plant generated 164,863 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 7.9%. LaPorte Generating Station ranks 112th in size among the 144 power plants in Texas, and 713th nationally out of 945 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
TRE
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
50 MWh
Latest Month
164.9K MWh
Annual Generation
7.9%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
AZ_AZ_G1
Pricing Hub
HB_HOUSTON
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
News & Articles (7)Beta
Grid·capacity addition
Breakthrough: NET Power’s Allam Cycle Test Facility Delivers First Power to ERCOT Grid
NET Power, developer of the novel Allam-Fetvedt supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO 2 ) power cycle, says its 50-MWth test facility in La Porte, Texas, delivered...
NET Power (developer)ERCOT (other)
POWER Magazine·4 years ago
Industry·technology
Inside NET Power: Gas Power Goes Supercritical
A project to demonstrate a novel power cycle that promises to produce low-cost, reliable, and flexible power from natural gas—while generating...
NET Power (developer)
POWER Magazine·6 years ago
Industry·technology
Experimental Texas power plant aims to make electricity cheaper, cleaner
LA PORTE — Just off of Highway 225 past the refineries and coal stacks that line the freeway, one small plant is proving that generators can...
Houston Chronicle·7 years ago
Industry·technology
This Power Plant Runs on CO2
Carbon capture costs nothing in NET Power's new plant, which uses supercritical carbon dioxide to drive a turbine.
NET Power (operator)
IEEE Spectrum·7 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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