# Handley

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/handley

Constellation · Tarrant County · ERCOT

Handley Generating Station is Constellation's three-unit natural-gas steam plant in Fort Worth, registered as EIA Plant ID 3491. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists 1,314.8 MW of nameplate capacity and 1,245 MW of net summer and winter capability across Units 3, 4, and 5. ERCOT registers those units as HLSES_UNIT3, HLSES_UNIT4, and HLSES_UNIT5 at the HLSES resource node. Constellation describes the station as flexible generation used during periods of high demand.

## Profile

- **ERCOT configuration:** Three North-zone thermal resources at the HLSES resource node: HLSES_UNIT3, HLSES_UNIT4, and HLSES_UNIT5.
- **Operating role:** Constellation describes Handley as flexible natural-gas generation used during periods of high demand.
- **Physical build:** Three conventional natural-gas steam turbines. EIA reports 404.8, 455, and 455 MW nameplate and 375, 435, and 435 MW net summer capability.

## Metrics

- **Net summer capability:** 1,245 MW — Unit 3: 375 MW · Unit 4: 435 MW · Unit 5: 435 MW
- **Nameplate capacity:** 1,314.8 MW — Three operating EIA generators.
- **Technology:** Natural-gas steam — Three conventional steam-turbine units.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 3491 — Constellation Power, Inc · Tarrant County
- **Resource stack:** 3 resources — HLSES_UNIT3 · HLSES_UNIT4 · HLSES_UNIT5

## Facts

- **Net summer / winter:** 1,245 / 1,245 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Owner / operator:** Constellation — Direct regulated entity: Constellation Handley Power, LLC · confidence: high
- **Operating units:** Units 3, 4, and 5 — Units 1 and 2 retired in December 2009 · confidence: high
- **Operating dates:** Jul 1963 · Oct 1976 · Oct 1977 — Units 3 · 4 · 5 · confidence: high
- **Coordinate parcel:** 41590-1-A3A — 112.071 acres · coordinate intersect · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** Constellation — Owner / operator for Handley ([source](https://constellationenergy.com/))

## Sources

- [Handley Generating Station](https://www.constellationenergy.com/about/locations/handley-generating-station.html) — Constellation · official — Current ownership, operating role, station configuration, history, address, and Lake Arlington setting.
- [EIA May 2026 generator inventory](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · regulatory — Current unit status, capacity basis, operating dates, and retired generators.
- [TCEQ company-name record](https://records.tceq.texas.gov/cs/idcplg?IdcService=TCEQ_EXTERNAL_SEARCH_GET_FILE&dID=7172277&Rendition=Web) — TCEQ · regulatory — Direct owner/operator name change from ExGen Handley Power to Constellation Handley Power.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/handley
Website: [Constellation](https://constellationenergy.com/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:20.916Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/