Query
Baytown Energy Center
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Baytown Energy Center
Generated
2026-10-18T20:58:03.518Z

Briefing on Baytown Energy Center

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 18, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
933 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2002
Operating since
4
Generators
45.9%
Capacity factor
3747 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Baytown Energy Center is a 933 MW Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle asset in ERCOT (Texas), currently Operating.

Baytown Energy Center is reported in Texas since 2002 under Constellation Energy. Available operating and financial measures include 45.9% capacity factor and 3747 GWh annual generation; $965/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Chambers, Texas
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Owner / parent
Constellation Energy
Operator
Baytown Energy Center LLC
Grid
ERCOT (Texas)
Plant ID
55327

What stands out

1

Baytown Energy Center is a 933 MW Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle asset in Texas with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 45.9% capacity factor and 3747 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $965/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “ExxonMobil To Store 2 Million Tons Of CO2 From Calpine Baytown Plant” (Carbon Herald, 2025-04-25).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
ERCOT (Texas)
Balancing authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
NERC region
TRE
State rank
#31 of 325
National rank
#196 of 2,025

Why it matters

For this asset in ERCOT (Texas), operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.