Port Comfort Power LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 60459
- Capacity
- 121 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Calhoun, TX
- Operating Since
- 2017
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Peaker Power, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 76,124.01 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 7.1%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Port Comfort Power LLC
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #138 of 313 Natural Gas plants in TX#880 of 2009 nationally
121 MW Natural Gas operating in Calhoun, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAWD
121 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
28.6471, -96.5449
County
Calhoun, TX
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Peaker Power, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Peaker Power, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Port Comfort Power LLC is a 121 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Calhoun County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2017 and is owned and operated by Peaker Power, LLC. It consists of two natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. The plant is located within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, and the NERC region is TRE.
In its most recent year of operation, Port Comfort Power generated 76,124 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 7.1%. The plant ranks 136th out of 144 power plants in Texas and 884th 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
1.0K MWh
Latest Month
76.1K MWh
Annual Generation
7.1%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Joslin Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
American Electric Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
CALHOUN_ALL
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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