Temple Power Station — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 58001
- Capacity
- 1606.4 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Bell, TX
- Operating Since
- 2014
- Generators
- 6
- Operator
- Temple Generation Holdings LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 7,647,746 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 54.3%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Temple Power Station
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #4 of 313 Natural Gas plants in TX#48 of 2009 nationally
1606.4 MW Natural Gas operating in Bell, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAWD
1,606.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
6
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2014
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
31.0558, -97.3172
County
Bell, TX
Nearby Plants
- HEB00182Natural Gas1.2 MW · 5.4 km
- Chillingham StorageBESS150 MW · 7.5 km
- Chillingham SolarSolar350 MW · 7.6 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Temple Generation Holdings LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Temple Generation I, LLC, Temple Generation II, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Temple Power Station is a 1606.4 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Bell County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2014 and is owned and operated by Temple Generation Holdings LLC. It consists of 6 generators using natural gas as its primary fuel source. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority.
In the most recent year of record, Temple Power Station generated 7,647,746 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 54.3%. The plant is a significant power producer in Texas, ranking as the 5th largest out of 144 power plants in the state, and 53rd 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
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
773.0K MWh
Latest Month
7.6M MWh
Annual Generation
54.3%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Panda Temple 2 Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Panda Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
PANDA_T1_CC1
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (1)Beta
Grid·capacity addition
Wind adds the most electric generation capacity in 2015, followed by natural gas and solar
Energy Information Administration - EIA - Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government.
Energy Information Administration (other)
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (.gov)·10 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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