Dansby has a reported capacity of 203.2 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Dansby?

Dansby is a Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine; Natural Gas Steam Turbine; facility in Brazos County, TX, participating in the ERCOT market.

Where is Dansby located?

Dansby is in Brazos County, TX, inside the ERCOT balancing area.

Dansby is operated by City of Bryan - (TX) according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Dansby generate?

Dansby reported 149.9 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Dansby compare to other plants?

By capacity, Dansby ranks #122 of 257 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #27 of 32 in TX.

Dansby — 203 MW gas plant, Brazos County, TX

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Overview

Net summer capability: 204.2 MW
EIA
Nameplate capacity: 203.2 MW
EIA
Generator units: 3
Steam + 2 combustion turbines
Fast-start units: 2
GE LM6000
Settlement point: DANSBY_ALL
ERCOT settlement point.
Resource stack: 3 resources
DANSBY_DANSBYG1 · DANSBY_DANSBYG2 · DANSBY_DANSBYG3
Registry anchor: Plant 6243
City of Bryan

Infrastructure record

Operator: City of Bryan - (TX)

Profile

Grid role: Municipal steam and fast-start gas generation.
Capacity scope: 203.2 MW nameplate · 204.2 MW net summer capability.
Equipment: One 105 MW steam unit · two GE LM6000 combustion turbines rated 49.1 MW nameplate each by EIA.
Operating record: EIA service dates: 1978, 2004 and 2010; BTU describes the third unit as commissioned in 2009.

Structured profile

Net summer capability: 204.2 MW
EIA
Nameplate capacity: 203.2 MW
EIA
Equipment: 1 steam unit + 2 GE LM6000 turbines
EIA and BTU
Owner and operator: City of Bryan / Bryan Texas Utilities
EIA

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Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
1	105 MW 110 MW summer	Natural Gas Steam Turbine Natural Gas · ST	Sep 1978	Operating
2	49.1 MW 47.1 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Feb 2004	Operating
3	49.1 MW 47.1 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Mar 2010	Operating

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 105 MW
National rank: #122
TX rank: #27

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

149.9 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Dec 2024

EIA-923 monthly filing

2024 capacity factor

8.4%

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.

Market registration

ERCOT public disclosures

Settlement point

DANSBY_ALL

high confidence spatial and capacity match

Market resources

3 resources

Commercial, land, and environmental record

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Land and environmental record

Coordinate Parcel Area

2025

1730.53 Acres

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 79857; BRAZOS APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

Coordinate Parcel Id

2025

79857

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 79857; BRAZOS APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

Coordinate Parcel Market Value

2025

4319964

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 79857; BRAZOS APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

Coordinate Parcel Owner

2025

BRYAN CITY OF

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 79857; BRAZOS APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

Related parties and identifiers

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AssetOwner / operator

Parties and identifiers

OrganizationRoleBasis

City of BryanOwner and EIA registered operator through Bryan Texas UtilitiesEIA May 2026 generator inventory

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Sep 1978
Sep 1978
Steam unit entered serviceEIA May 202...
EIA reports September 1978 for unit 1.
Feb 2004
Feb 2004
First LM6000 unit entered service

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

City of Bryan - (TX)

Entity 2442

Operating portfolio

2 plants

1 states

Reported capacity

225.2 MW

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine · Natural Gas Steam Turbine

Largest reported plants in this portfolio
Largest reported plants	Capacity	State
DansbyCurrent	203.2 MW	TX
Bryan (TX)	22 MW	TX

Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.

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