Query
Ector County Energy Center
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Ector County Energy Center
Generated
2026-10-11T06:00:27.876Z

Briefing on Ector County Energy Center

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 11, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
359 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2015
Operating since
2
Generators
20.5%
Capacity factor
649 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Ector County Energy Center is a 359 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine asset in ERCOT (Texas), currently Operating.

Ector County Energy Center is reported in Texas since 2015 under Ector County Generation, LLC. Available operating and financial measures include 20.5% capacity factor and 649 GWh annual generation; $812/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Ector, Texas
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Owner / parent
Ector County Generation, LLC
Operator
Ector County Generation, LLC
Grid
ERCOT (Texas)
Plant ID
58471

What stands out

1

Ector County Energy Center is a 359 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine asset in Texas with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 20.5% capacity factor and 649 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $812/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Texas Power Plant Files for Bankruptcy to Address Winter Storm Lawsuits, Debt” (The Wall Street Journal, 2022-04-12).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
ERCOT (Texas)
Balancing authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
NERC region
TRE
State rank
#105 of 325
National rank
#603 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.