# Ector County Energy Center

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/ector-county-energy-center

Rockland Capital · Ector County · ERCOT

Ector County Energy Center is a two-unit simple-cycle natural-gas peaking plant in Ector County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 358.8 MW nameplate, 320 MW net summer, and 336 MW net winter capability, with both units dated August 2015. Invenergy originally described the project as a 330 MW facility using two GE 7FA turbines and announced service on September 11, 2015. Rockland Capital acquired the plant in 2022; Ector County Generation, LLC is the current EIA-registered operator.

## 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.

## Metrics

- **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

## Facts

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

## Related parties

- **Controlling owner and manager:** Rockland Capital — Ector ownership regulatory filing ([source](https://rocklandcapital.com/))
- **Interconnecting transmission owner:** Oncor Electric Delivery — Ector ownership regulatory filing ([source](https://www.oncor.com/))

## 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.
- [Rockland Ector acquisition](https://rocklandcapital.com/rockland-capital-announces-acquisition-of-ector-county-power-project/) — Rockland Capital · official — Current ownership, acquisition, peaking role, and company capacity scope.
- [Invenergy Ector start of service](https://wwww.invenergy.com/news/invenergy-announces-start-of-service-for-ector-county-energy-center-in-texas) — Invenergy · official — Original developer, company service date, company rating, and GE 7FA configuration.
- [Ector ownership regulatory filing](https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/14406_979_1221684.PDF) — Public Utility Commission of Texas · regulatory — Current ownership chain, operator, Oncor interconnection, and tie-line.

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Website: [Rockland Capital](https://rocklandcapital.com/rockland-capital-announces-acquisition-of-ector-county-power-project/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:13.273Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/