# Bastrop Energy Center

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/bastrop-energy-center

Hull Street Energy · Bastrop County · ERCOT

Bastrop Energy Center is a three-generator natural-gas combined-cycle facility in Bastrop County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 618.7 MW nameplate, 575 MW net summer, and 610 MW net winter capability across two combustion-turbine records and one steam-turbine record, all dated May 2002. Hull Street Energy announced in May 2023 that it would acquire 100% of Bastrop and Paris Energy Centers from Mesquite Generation Holdings; the two-plant portfolio totaled 855 MW.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Dispatchable 2x1 natural-gas combined-cycle generation in ERCOT.
- **Operating configuration:** Two 188.2 MW combustion-turbine records and one 242.3 MW steam-turbine record.
- **Capacity scope:** EIA reports 618.7 MW nameplate, 575 MW net summer, and 610 MW net winter capability.
- **Transaction scope:** Hull Street's 2023 announcement covered Bastrop and Paris together at 855 MW; it did not assign that capacity or a price to Bastrop alone.

## Metrics

- **Net summer capacity:** 575 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Nameplate capacity:** 618.7 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Net winter capacity:** 610 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Generator records:** 3 — 2 combustion turbines · 1 steam turbine
- **Settlement points:** 2 — BASTEN_CC1 · BASTEN_CCU
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 55168 — Bastrop Energy Partners LP

## Facts

- **Net summer capacity:** 575 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Nameplate capacity:** 618.7 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Net winter capacity:** 610 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Configuration:** 2 combustion turbines · 1 steam turbine — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Registered operator:** Bastrop Energy Partners, LP — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Owner:** Hull Street Energy — Owner for Bastrop Energy Center ([source](https://hullstreetenergy.com/))

## Sources

- [EIA May 2026 generator inventory](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · regulatory — Current generator records, capacity scopes, dates, status, operator, and technology.
- [Hull Street acquisition announcement](https://hullstreetenergy.com/blog/hull-street-energy-to-acquire-texas-natural-gas-fired-power-plant-portfolio/) — Hull Street Energy · official — Transaction date, parties, two-plant scope, and portfolio capacity.

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Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:00.848Z
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