Ector County Energy Center — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 58471
- Capacity
- 358.8 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Ector, TX
- Operating Since
- 2015
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Ector County Generation, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 648,672.99 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 20.5%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Ector County Energy Center
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #100 of 313 Natural Gas plants in TX#584 of 2009 nationally
358.8 MW Natural Gas operating in Ector, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAWD
358.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
32.0706, -102.5860
County
Ector, TX
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Ector County Generation, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Ector County Generation, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
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
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
58.0K MWh
Latest Month
648.7K MWh
Annual Generation
20.5%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint 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
News & Articles (10)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Fire Weather Watch: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Dawson
Fire Weather Watch issued March 21 at 2:43AM CDT until March 23 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Fire Weather Watch (hazard)
NWS Midland/Odessa TX·5 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Fire Weather Watch: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Dawson
Fire Weather Watch issued March 21 at 2:43AM CDT until March 23 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Fire Weather Watch (hazard)
NWS Midland/Odessa TX·5 days ago
General
Texas courts blocking jury trials for 30,000 victims of 2021 winter storm
When the electricity finally came back on following four catastrophic days of Winter Storm Uri that blasted Texas with subzero and...
Dallas News·1 years ago
Hazards·extreme cold
Texas courts blocking jury trials for 30,000 victims of 2021 winter storm
When the electricity finally came back on following four catastrophic days of Winter Storm Uri that blasted Texas with subzero and...
Dallas News·1 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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