Channel Energy Center
CalpineHarris County
Channel Energy Center is a four-generator natural-gas combined-cycle cogeneration facility in Harris County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 923.8 MW nameplate, 760 MW net summer, and 790 MW net winter capability across three combustion turbines and one steam turbine. The current generators entered service from July 2001 through June 2014. Constellation reports a separate 845 MW company rating for the Calpine-managed facility.
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EIA May 2026
2001 · 2002 · 2014 vintages
Calpine business unit since January 2026
Title V permit O2084
EIA plant 55299 · Inventory for Sep 2026.
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 215 | Unknown |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 215 | Unknown |
| CTG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 208.8 | Unknown |
| ST-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 285 |
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Current generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG1 | 215 MW 173 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CT | Jul 2001 | Operating |
| CTG2 | 215 MW 173 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CT | Apr 2002 | Operating |
| CTG3 | 208.8 MW 173 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CT | Jun 2014 | Operating |
| ST-1 | 285 MW 241 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CA | Apr 2002 | Operating |
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
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EIA reports July 2001 as CTG1's operating month.
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Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
11 ERCOT market resources · Combined-cycle gas
Capacity factor is average output vs. this plant's observed peak.
Observed ERCOT settlement prices at CAL_CC1 over 365 days (2025-10-26 to 2026-10-25). This plant is also crosswalked to CHEDPW_GT2, CHE_CC1, CHE_LYD, CHE_LYD2; the point with the deepest price history is shown.
The TB2 figure is a price benchmark, not revenue: it values one perfect-foresight cycle per day between the 2 cheapest and 2 dearest hours of each day, gross of round-trip losses, and excludes ancillary services and any physical dispatch constraint. It describes what this node’s price shape was worth over the window — it is not this asset’s realized capture, and no dispatch is assumed or modelled.
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
EIA reports April 2002 operating months for CTG2 and ST-1.
EIA reports June 2014 as CTG3's operating month.
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
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Channel Energy Center reports 923.8 MW natural gas of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.
Channel Energy Center is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Harris County, TX, participating in the ERCOT market.
Channel Energy Center is in Harris County, TX, inside the ERCOT balancing area.
Channel Energy Center is operated by Channel Energy Center LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
Channel Energy Center reported 4,352.7 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
By capacity, Channel Energy Center ranks #110 of 540 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #19 of 68 in TX.
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