# Corpus Christi Energy Center

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

Calpine · Nueces County · ERCOT

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.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Dispatchable combined-cycle cogeneration in ERCOT.
- **Operating configuration:** Two 198.9 MW combustion turbines and one 195.5 MW steam turbine.

## Metrics

- **Net summer capacity:** 506 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Nameplate capacity:** 593.3 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Net winter capacity:** 518 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Current settlement point:** CCEC_ST1 — ERCOT public mapping
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 55206 — Corpus Christi Cogeneration LLC

## Facts

- **Net summer capacity:** 506 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Nameplate capacity:** 593.3 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Net winter capacity:** 518 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Configuration:** 2 combustion turbines · 1 steam turbine — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high

## 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.

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Website: [CPS Energy](https://cpsenergy.com/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:10.271Z
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