Query
Colorado Bend Energy Center
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Colorado Bend Energy Center
State
CO
Generated
2026-10-14T01:39:28.925Z

Briefing on Colorado Bend Energy Center

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 14, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
654 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2002
Operating since
8
Generators
38.8%
Capacity factor
2224 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Colorado Bend Energy Center is a 654 MW Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle asset in ERCOT (Texas), currently Operating.

Colorado Bend Energy Center is reported in Texas since 2002 under CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP. Available operating and financial measures include 38.8% capacity factor and 2224 GWh annual generation; $965/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Wharton, Texas
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle, Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Owner / parent
CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP
Operator
CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP
Grid
ERCOT (Texas)
Plant ID
56350

What stands out

1

Colorado Bend Energy Center is a 654 MW Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle asset in Texas with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 38.8% capacity factor and 2224 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $965/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Colorado Bend Generating Station Expansion, Wharton County, Texas” (Power Technology, 2015-07-19).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
ERCOT (Texas)
Balancing authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
NERC region
TRE
State rank
#56 of 325
National rank
#369 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.