Cottonwood Energy Company
Cleco Cajun LLCNewton County
Overview
- Registry anchor
- Plant 55358
- plant-55358
Infrastructure record
- Alternate name
- Cottonwood Energy Project
- Mapped facility footprint
- Mapped infrastructure footprint
Mapped infrastructure geometry associated with this asset.
- In service
- 2003-07
Structured profile
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- NRG Energy
Generation and physical site
EIA plant 55358 · Inventory for Aug 2026.
Reported operating nameplate by technology
- Natural gas
- 716.8 MW
Generator records (8)
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Planned | 198.9 | Unknown |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Planned | 198.9 | Unknown |
| CT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 198.9 | Unknown |
| CT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 198.9 |
Mapped facility footprint
Mapped infrastructure geometry associated with this asset.
Related assets
Similar plants ranked by technology, capacity, and distance.
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | 198.9 MW 143.1 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Jul 2003 | Operating |
| CT2 | 198.9 MW 143.2 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Jul 2003 | Operating |
| CT3 | 198.9 MW 142.5 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Jul 2003 | Operating |
| CT4 | 198.9 MW 143.2 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Jul 2003 | Operating |
| ST1 | ||||
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 1,433.6 MW
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- National rank
- #26
- of 540 operating peers
- TX rank
- #4
- of 68 operating peers
Monthly generation
Download CSVLatest 12 months
5.38 TWh
Reported net generation
Latest report
Jul 2026
EIA-923 monthly filing
2025 capacity factor
73.2%
Using current reported nameplate capacity
Grid and market context
Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.
Nearby substations
HIFLD infrastructure inventoryIN SERVICE · 500 kV
0.2 km
Related parties and identifiers
Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.
Parties and identifiers
Timeline and sources
Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator CT1, generator CT2, generator CT3, generator CT4, generator ST1, generator ST2, generator ST3, generator ST4 with this operating date.
- Cleco approved to acquire NRG South Central