How big is Ector County Energy Center?

Ector County Energy Center has a reported capacity of 358.8 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Ector County Energy Center?

Ector County Energy Center is a Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine facility in Ector County, TX, participating in the ERCOT market.

Where is Ector County Energy Center located?

Ector County Energy Center is in Ector County, TX, inside the ERCOT balancing area.

Who operates Ector County Energy Center?

Ector County Energy Center is operated by Ector County Generation, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Ector County Energy Center generate?

Ector County Energy Center reported 648.7 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

Where does Ector County Energy Center connect to the grid?

Ector County Energy Center settles at RN_ECEC_HOLT.

How does Ector County Energy Center compare to other plants?

By capacity, Ector County Energy Center ranks #147 of 825 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #18 of 75 in TX.

Ector County Energy Center — 359 MW gas plant, TX

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Overview

Net summer capacity: 320 MW
EIA May 2026
Nameplate capacity: 358.8 MW
2 × 179.4 MW
Net winter capacity: 336 MW
EIA May 2026
Equipment: 2 GE 7FA
Invenergy
Settlement point: RN_ECEC_HOLT
ERCOT settlement point.
Registry anchor: Plant 58471
Ector County Generation, LLC
Resource stack: 2 resources
ECEC_G1 · ECEC_G2

Infrastructure record

Operator: Ector County Generation, LLC

Profile

Grid role: Quick-start, dispatchable simple-cycle generation in ERCOT's West region.
Current configuration: Two GE 7FA combustion turbines, each 179.4 MW EIA nameplate.
Capacity scope: 358.8 MW nameplate · 320 MW net summer · 336 MW net winter · 330 MW historical company rating.
Interconnection: The plant connects to Oncor at 138 kV through an approximately 0.5-mile generator tie-line.

Structured profile

Net summer capacity: 320 MW
EIA May 2026
Current owner: Rockland Capital-managed vehicle
Acquired 2022
Current operator: Ector County Generation, LLC
EIA May 2026
Equipment: 2 GE 7FA combustion turbines
Invenergy

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Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
CTG1	179.4 MW 160 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Aug 2015	Operating
CTG2	179.4 MW 160 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Aug 2015	Operating

Performance

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

Peer context

Technology capacity: 358.8 MW
National rank: #147
TX rank: #18

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

648.7 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Dec 2024

EIA-923 monthly filing

2024 capacity factor

20.6%

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

RN_ECEC_HOLT

high confidence spatial and capacity match

Market resources

2 resources

Commercial, land, and environmental record

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Land and environmental record

Coordinate Parcel Area

2025

32.497 Acres

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 1888.00000000; ECTOR APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

Coordinate Parcel Id

2025

1888.00000000

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 1888.00000000; ECTOR APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

Coordinate Parcel Market Value

2025

64226647

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 1888.00000000; ECTOR APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

Coordinate Parcel Owner

2025

ECTOR COUNTY GENERATION LLC

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 1888.00000000; ECTOR APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

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Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Aug 2015
Aug 2015
EIA Operating MonthEIA May 202...
EIA reports August 2015 for both combustion turbines.
Sep 11, 2015
Sep 11, 2015
Invenergy announced start of service

Overview

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ERCOT disclosed dispatch

Generation

Output by hourlocal time · 90 days through Jul 13, 2026

Latest disclosed outputhourly · 2 weeks ending Jul 13, 2026

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