# Colorado Bend Energy Center

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

CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP · Wharton County · ERCOT

Colorado Bend Energy Center is an eight-generator natural-gas facility in Wharton County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 654.1 MW nameplate and 608 MW net summer and winter capability. Four combined-cycle combustion-turbine records entered service in May 2002, steam turbines followed in May 2007 and June 2008, and two simple-cycle combustion turbines entered service in May 2023. TotalEnergies announced in November 2023 that Colorado Bend I, described as 530 MW combined cycle plus 74 MW open cycle, was included in a $635 million three-plant Texas portfolio acquisition from TexGen; the consideration was not allocated by plant.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Dispatchable combined-cycle and simple-cycle natural-gas generation in ERCOT.
- **Operating configuration:** Eight operating EIA records: six combined-cycle generators and two simple-cycle combustion turbines.
- **Capacity scope:** EIA reports 654.1 MW nameplate and 608 MW net summer and winter capability.
- **Transaction scope:** TotalEnergies' $635 million consideration covered Colorado Bend I, Wolf Hollow I, and La Porte, totaling 1.5 GW; no plant allocation was disclosed.

## Metrics

- **Net summer capacity:** 608 MW — EIA May 2026 · eight generators
- **Nameplate capacity:** 654.1 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Net winter capacity:** 608 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Generator records:** 8 — 6 combined-cycle · 2 simple-cycle
- **Portfolio transaction:** $635M — Three plants · 1.5 GW · announced Nov 2023
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 56350 — CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP

## Facts

- **Net summer capacity:** 608 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Nameplate capacity:** 654.1 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Net winter capacity:** 608 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Operator:** CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Portfolio transaction:** $635M — Three plants · 1.5 GW · not allocated by plant · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Operator:** CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP — Operator for Colorado Bend Energy Center
- **Portfolio sponsor:** TotalEnergies (per trade press) — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Colorado Bend Energy Center. ([source](https://totalenergies.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.
- [TotalEnergies Texas flexible-generation acquisition](https://totalenergies.com/newsroom/united-states-totalenergies-acquires-15-gw-flexible-power-generation-capacity/) — TotalEnergies · official — Transaction date, parties, portfolio scope, capacity, consideration, and closing condition.

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Website: [CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP](https://totalenergies.com/newsroom/united-states-totalenergies-acquires-15-gw-flexible-power-generation-capacity/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:09.418Z
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