358.8 MW Natural Gas operating in Ector, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
358.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Coordinates
32.0706, -102.5860
County
Ector, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Ector County Generation, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Ector County Generation, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ector County Energy Center is a 358.8 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Ector County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2015 and is owned and operated by Ector County Generation, LLC. It consists of two natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority.
In its most recent year of operation, the Ector County Energy Center generated 648,673 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 20.5%. The plant ranks 100th out of 144 power plants in Texas and 586th out of 945 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
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
58.0K MWh
Latest Month
648.7K MWh
Annual Generation
20.5%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Ector County Energy Center Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Invenergy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
RN_ECEC_HOLT
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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