Query
Handley
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Handley
Generated
2026-10-10T22:55:50.199Z

Briefing on Handley

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 10, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
1.3 GW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
1963
Operating since
3
Generators
7.7%
Capacity factor
894 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Handley is a 1.3 GW Natural Gas Steam Turbine asset in ERCOT (Texas), currently Operating.

Handley is reported in Texas since 1963 under Constellation Energy. Available operating and financial measures include 7.7% capacity factor and 894 GWh annual generation; $965/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Tarrant, Texas
Technology
Natural Gas Steam Turbine
Owner / parent
Constellation Energy
Operator
Constellation Power, Inc
Grid
ERCOT (Texas)
Plant ID
3491

What stands out

1

Handley is a 1.3 GW Natural Gas Steam Turbine asset in Texas with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 7.7% capacity factor and 894 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $965/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “A Pipeline Giant Is Helping to Push Texas’s Power Grid to the Brink” (Bloomberg.com, 2023-12-05).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
ERCOT (Texas)
Balancing authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
NERC region
TRE
State rank
#9 of 325
National rank
#87 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.