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Compare power plants

Registry, engineering, and operating metrics shown on a consistent EIA basis.

MetricSim Gideon
Bastrop County
Colorado Bend Energy Center
Wharton County
Capacity623 MW654.1 MW
TechnologyNatural Gas Steam TurbineNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
OperatorLower Colorado River AuthorityCER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP
Operating units38
Latest 12-month generation1.04 TWh2.00 TWh
Latest complete-year capacity factor19.1% (2024)38.8% (2025)
National technology rank#48 of 257#264 of 538
Latest EIA report2024-122026-06

Generation comes from EIA-923. Capacity, unit counts, technology, and reporting relationships come from EIA-860. Incomplete reporting years are excluded from capacity-factor comparisons.