Corpus Christi Energy Center
CPS EnergyNueces County
Corpus Christi Energy Center is a natural-gas combined-cycle cogeneration facility in Nueces County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 593.3 MW nameplate, 506 MW net summer, and 518 MW net winter capability across two combustion turbines and one steam turbine, all dated October 2002.
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EIA May 2026
EIA inventory for Sep 2026
EIA May 2026
EIA May 2026
EIA plant 55206 · Inventory for Sep 2026.
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 198.9 | Unknown |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 198.9 | Unknown |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 195.5 | Unknown |
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Current generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | 198.9 MW 173 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CT | Oct 2002 | Operating |
| CT2 | 198.9 MW 173 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CT | Oct 2002 | Operating |
| ST1 | 195.5 MW 160 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CA | Oct 2002 | Operating |
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EIA reports October 2002 for both combustion turbines and the steam turbine.
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
4 ERCOT market resources · Combined-cycle gas
Capacity factor is average output vs. this plant's observed peak.
Observed ERCOT settlement prices at CCEC_CC1 over 365 days (2025-10-27 to 2026-10-26). This plant is also crosswalked to CCEC_GT1, CCEC_GT2, CCEC_PUN1, CCEC_PUN2, CCEC_ST1; 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.
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Corpus Christi Energy Center reports 593.3 MW natural gas of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.
Corpus Christi Energy Center is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Nueces County, TX, participating in the ERCOT market.
Corpus Christi Energy Center is in Nueces County, TX, inside the ERCOT balancing area.
Corpus Christi Energy Center is operated by Corpus Christi Cogeneration LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
Corpus Christi Energy Center reported 2,004.6 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
By capacity, Corpus Christi Energy Center ranks #258 of 540 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #38 of 68 in TX.
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