# Channel Energy Center LLC

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

Calpine · Harris County · ERCOT

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.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Industrial combined-cycle cogeneration supplying electricity and steam in the Houston Ship Channel.
- **Operating configuration:** Three combustion turbines and one steam turbine in EIA's current generator inventory.
- **Capacity scope:** EIA reports 923.8 MW nameplate and 760 MW summer capability; Constellation uses an 845 MW company rating.
- **Market mapping:** ERCOT's current price listing includes CCEC_CC1 plus CCEC gas-turbine, steam-turbine, and private-use-network points.

## Metrics

- **Net summer capacity:** 760 MW — EIA May 2026 · four generators
- **Nameplate capacity:** 923.8 MW — 3 combustion turbines · 1 steam turbine
- **Net winter capacity:** 790 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Company rating:** 845 MW — Constellation March 2026 fleet disclosure
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 55299 — Channel Energy Center LLC

## Facts

- **Registered operator:** Channel Energy Center LLC — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Operating generators:** 4 — 2001 · 2002 · 2014 vintages · confidence: high
- **Current parent:** Constellation — Calpine business unit since January 2026 · confidence: high
- **TCEQ entity:** RN100213107 — Title V permit O2084 · confidence: high

## Sources

- [EIA May 2026 generator inventory](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · regulatory — Current generators, capacity scopes, dates, operator, technology, and balancing authority.
- [Channel Energy EPA permit application](https://archive.epa.gov/region6/6pd/air/pd-r/ghg/web/pdf/calpline_energy_center.pdf) — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · regulatory — Combined-cycle equipment and environmental permit record.

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Website: [Calpine](https://calpine.com/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:08.486Z
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