FRIENDSWOOD ENERGY GENCO (ERCOT-24INR0456) — Project Summary

Queue ID
ERCOT-24INR0456
Capacity
143.7 MW
Technology
Gas
Status
active
Location
Harris, TX
Region
ERCOT
Developer
Tejas Power Generation LLC
IA Status
IA Executed

FRIENDSWOOD ENERGY GENCO

ERCOT-24INR0456BetaActiveGasERCOTLBNL + Live

143.7 MW generation in Harris, TX · In queue since December 2022 · Proposed COD May 2026

BA: ERCOISO/RTO: ERCOTNERC: TRERC: ERCOT

143.7 MW

Capacity

1

Components

Gas

3y 7m

In Queue

IA Executed

IA Phase

Signed Apr 2024

Status
as of 9y 6m ago
Latest milestoneCOD achieved · Q2 2017The Business Journals · 2017-01-25
Expected CODQ2 2017The Business Journals · 2017-01-25
Interconnection

Queue → IA

1y 4m

IA → COD

2y 1m

Total Duration

1y 4m

Schedule

2 months past proposed COD

Construction75%
Queue EntryDec 7, 2022

Interconnection request submitted to ISO/RTO

Interconnection Study

ERCOT uses a serial "connect and manage" approach — fastest among major ISOs.

Typical: 18–30 months (fastest major ISO)

Interconnection AgreementApr 23, 2024

Interconnection agreement executed — binding commitment to build

Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)

ConstructionCurrent

Project under construction

Typical: 24–48 months

Commercial Operation

Proposed COD: 2026-05-08

Cross-source intelligence
Beta
High confidence·5 sources·as of 2026-06-01
Expected COD
2017
Queue date 3+ years staleQueue: 2026-05-08
Developer
Tejas Power Generation LLC
Confirmed
Status
Active
Active — Original 121 MW facility operational since 2017; LBNL queue entry likely represents expansion/repower project ('Friendswood II') targeting 2026
Financing
Unannounced
Ownership history
  1. 2019·Friendswood Energy Genco, LLCTejas Power Generation LLCsource
Key milestones
COD target2017

Original 121 MW Friendswood Energy Center targeted Q2 2017 commercial operation

source
IA executedApr 23, 2024Most recent

Interconnection agreement executed for Friendswood II project with CenterPoint Energy

source
Project lifecycle
as of 2017-01-25
PhaseOnlineThe Business Journals · 2017-01-25
OperationalNoThe Business Journals · 2017-01-25
TechnologygasThe Business Journals · 2017-01-25
About

The Friendswood Energy Genco project is a proposed 143.7 MW gas-fired generation project located in Harris County, Texas. The project is being developed by Tejas Power Generation LLC. It entered the ERCOT interconnection queue as queue ID ERCOT-24INR0456 on December 7, 2022, with a proposed commercial operation date of March 21, 2026. The project's interconnection agreement (IA) was executed on April 23, 2024.

The proposed project is linked to the existing Friendswood Energy operating plant (EIA plant ID 60468). The project has been mentioned in recent news coverage.

Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources

Development Risk

Realization risk from now to commercial operation — financing close, EPC and tax-equity counterparty mix, and COD probability vs the proposed date. The diligence view that determines whether the deal actually closes. Powered by InfraSure's development-stage modeling stack.

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P(COD by stated date)
Financing close probability
EPC + tax-equity counterparty
Project Details

State

TX

County

Harris

Grid Region

ERCOT (Texas)

Market

ISO/RTO Member

Developer

Tejas Power Generation LLC

Utility

Entity

ERCOT

Service Type

Point of Interconnection

47170 H O CLARKE 138KV

Data Source

LBNL + Live

Risk Analytics

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Climate hazards (8+)
Generation variability (P10/P50/P90)
Offtake + transmission counterparty
Generation Forecast

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10-year P50 forecast
First-year output estimate
Weather + policy scenarios
Financial Forecast

Forward revenue, DSCR projection, and financing-close risk — conditioned on commercial operation. First-year DSCR, 10-year cashflow, and counterparty exposure across price and policy scenarios. Powered by InfraSure's asset cashflow stack.

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10-year revenue projection
First-year DSCR
Financing close risk
Market Context
Approximate
ISO / RTO
ERCOT
Trading Hub
HB_HOUSTON
Hub Confidence
HIGH
Nearest Node (Estimated)
FEGC RN

This project's market context is estimated from its Point of Interconnection. Hub and node assignments are approximate and based on geographic inference from the POI substation name.

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